About

People from across India travel to Pathankot in order to reach the famous tourist destinations of Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir such as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra, Chintpurni Mata in Una District of Himachal  Pradesh, Hill stations in Dalhousie, Kangra, Khajjiar and Shimla like places.

Apart from Tourism, Pathankot is emerging as an education hub for the Himachal and Jammu Kashmir’s youngsters to pursue their desired education in Colleges and Universities in Pathankot.

Markets in Pathankot such as Gandhi Chowk and Dalhousie Road both are the popular markets among the people of Nurpur, Dalhousie, Kathua, Jassure, Mirthal, Kandrori and so on.

History of Pathankot

Pathankot was the capital of Nurpur state and the name of “Pathankot” derives from the word “Paithan” when it was ruled by the Pathania clan of Rajput.

According to a myth, the Pandvas stayed in the caves of Mukteshwar for a night during their “Agyatvas” and from then onwards a carnival was held every year in the month of April. Pathankot has a lot of Shiv Temples such as Kathgarh Mahadev Mandir and Prachin Shiv Mandir.

Attack on Pathankot Airforce

One can understand from the fact that How Pathankot is important for security reasons as it was attacked by terrorists in the year 2016 in the Air Force Station Pathankot. Please give your feedback on the comment.

Places to Visit in Pathankot

  • Atal Setu

  • Shahpurkandi Fort

  • Kathgarh Mahadev Temple

Basic Information About Pathankot

City Name: Pathankot

District: Pathankot

Tehsil: Pathankot

Post Office: Pathankot

Pin Code of Pathankot: 145001

Telephone Code of Pathankot: 0186

Vehicles Registration Code of Pathankot: PB 35

Elevation: 332 m

Deputy Commissioner of Pathankot (DC): Sanyam Aggarwal

Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Pathankot: Amit Vij

Member of Parliament(MP): Sunny Deol

Mayor of Pathankot: To Be elected

Official Languages of Pathankot: Punjabi, Hindi and English

Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)

Population of Pathankot: As of 2011 626,154

Official Website of Pathankot Administration: https://pathankot.nic.in