Patara, Jalandhar
Patara is a village located in Jalandhar district in the state of Punjab in north India.[1]
Patara | |
|---|---|
village | |
 The post office at Patara | |
  Patara Location in Punjab, India  Patara Patara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.340974°N 75.669515°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144101 |
| Telephone code | +91-181-XXX XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | PB 08 |
| Nearest city | Ramamandi, Adampur |
Location
The village is located off the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road and is about 8-9 kilometres from the Jalandhar city centre. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km from Patara. The Jalandhar Cantonment is about 5 km from Patara.
Area information
Patara has a police station, a commercial centre, a nationalized Bank (Bank of India), a cooperative bank, a sub-Post Office (Indian Postal Service Pin Code 144101) and various shops and service providers. There is a small gurudwara at the end of the road: Gurdwara Peeplan Wala Sahib. There is also a Shiva temple right across the gurdwara. There is separate boys and girls school in village. There is also library in the village. On Patara road just before there is newly opened petrol pump between Hosiharpur-Jalandhar road and bolina doaba railway station.
The streets are fairly narrow and suitable for single-lane driving only. The land around the village is flat and fertile.
Much of the development of the village was carried out under the leadership of Om Parkash who was unanimously elected Sarpanch for 3 consecutive terms of 4 years each.