About Zirakpur, Punjab

AboutZirakpur

Zirakpur is a growing town near Chandigarh. It got its name from a small village, which lies at the core of a group of villages now collectively forming this town. When Chandigarh started to expand, the distances between these villages started to shrink and gradually they all fused together into one small town. The agricultural lands were transformed into residential colonies. In 2001 the city recorded a population of only twenty five thousand. The population started increasing in the year 2004 beginning from the village Baltana, which was amongst the first villages to offer planned colonies. As per estimates the population as of 2010 was nearly 150,000. It is situated in the foothills of the Shivalik range. Some of the villages in the Zirakpur are Baltana, Dhakoli, Lohgarh, Bhabat, Himmatgarh (Dhakola), Bishangarh, Bishanpura, Pir Muchhaila, Gazhipur, Kishanpura.

Zirakpur,Civil administration

It is governed by a municipal council. It falls under the tehsil Dera Bassi in Punjab. Akali Dal leader Mr. N. K. Sharma is the elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Zirakpur (Dera Bassi).

Zirakpur,Malls

A number of malls are in Zirakpur:

    Sushma Infinium High Street/Office & Hotel

    Paras Downtown Square

    City Centre, Ambala-Chandigarh Road

    Cosmo Plaza, Ambala-Chandigarh Road

    Global Mall

    Delta Square (Office Mall), Ambala- Chandigarh Road

Zirakpur, Public transport

Zirakpur marks the confluence of Indian National Highways no. 21, 22 and 64. Zirakpur is well connected through air-conditioned and non air-conditioned local buses with Chandigarh, Panchkula and other neighbouring areas. The inter-state buses going from Chandigarh to Delhi, Patiala, Rajpura, Bathinda and most of the northern cities of Hayrana pass through Zirakpur. There is scope for improvement for connectivity to other neighboring cities. The Chandigarh Metro is also planned to connect Zirakpur with other parts of the region in second phase. Mass rapid transport system is the urgent requirement of the Zirakpur to decongest the ever growing road traffic and jams. Zirakpur is located on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway and the Patiala-Shimla highway. At the intersection of these highways, a new flyover has been built mainly to cater to the Ambala-Chandigarh traffic. The bridge under area is poorly designed, as the road under the flyover turns to single lane while the same road before and after the flyover is two-lane, leading to a major chaos at times. The bridge was constructed by GMR constructions. There is no railway station of its own in Zirakpur. The nearest railway station is Chandigarh, which is around 8 km from here. For those traveling to the town by air, the nearest airport is situated in Chandigarh at around 5 km from here

Zirakpur,Wedding industry

Zirakpur is the 'Wedding capital' of the region. About 80% of the wedding banquets and resorts of the Chandigarh tri-city are located in Zirakpur. Wedding fireworks in the sky are a routine occasion in the town.

Zirakpur, Civic amenities

The NHAI have made one of the longest flyovers of the regions passing through Zirakpur on Chandigarh Delhi highway. On the Zirakpur-Shimla highway, the railway over-bridge completed in 2011 has considerably improved the connectivity with Panchkula though it had overpassed many earlier deadlines due to various reasons. The Four laning of Zirakpur-Patiala road has been approved, but the actual work on the site has to start yet. The Aerocity Road will make a trip to Mohali even shorter and is expected to be completed by early 2012. The street lighting of the internal roads is quite good. Sewerage has been laid in 90% of the Zirakpur colonies and road carpeting has been done in most of the colonies. The rain water drainage system is yet to be developed for whole of the region. A sewerage treatment plant for this upcoming town is also on the cards.

Zirakpur ,Health facilities

Zirakpur has a number of small and medium sized hospitals catering to its primary health needs.Now there is a Hospital specially dedicated for Eye Care by the name of Ujjwal Eye Care. For the specialized health requirements, the town depends on the super speciality institutes in the region like the GMCH-32 Chandigarh, the PGIMER Chandigarh, Government Medical College, Patiala etc. The ambulance facility is available by dialing "108", this facility is provided by Sewa Ambulance.[4] Dashmesh Orthopedics and Trauma Center, on Patiala highway, is another center with physiotherapy, X-ray, laboratory etc

Zirakpur, Education

Zirakpur has a business school named Fountainhead School of Business. It also has some private schools, including St Joan School in Lohgarh. A few engineering colleges are located close by, including Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Swami Vivekanand College of Engineering, Gyan Sagar Medical College, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology. Various schools in the town are

Play,Nursery,PreSchools

    Bhachpan School behind lucky dhaba new defence colony Zirakpur

    DPS Play school, Vip Road, Lohgarh

    Euro Kids, Green Enclave, Lohgarh

Zirakpur, Residential societies

A number of housing societies provide luxurious dwelling place in Zirakpur. Renowned builders and major players of real estate in the region have realized the potential of this town and are coming up with numerous world class projects. A testimony to this is Jaipuria Sunrise Apartments,Orbit Apartments,Nirmal Chaaya,Chandigarh Enclave, Alpine Residency,Panchsheel Enclave,Silver City, Adarsh Enclave, Shakti Enclave, Krishna Enclave, Royale Estate, New Generation Apartments and the Spangle Heights apartments.

With development of IT park in Chandigarh, demand for residential flats have increased in the area. This has escalated the costs of flats as well. Some new projects have started coming up on Ambala Road area. Panchkula Heights, Bollywood Heights and Sushma Uraban Views are few of them. But connectivity and narrow roads remains a problem in these areas and hence flats are less sold. Zirakpur has seen much faster development on Ambala road with new malls and commercial hotels starting up there. Maya Garden City is the upcoming luxurious apartments on Chandigarh - Ambala highway.