About Panchkula ( latitude: 30.6946100, longitude: 76.8504000 )
Panchkula (Hindi: पंचकुला़; Punjabi: ਪੰਚਕੂਲਾ) is a planned city in Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It forms part of a metropolitan area with the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the city of Ajitgarh in Punjab state. The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army. In 2011, Panchkula had population of 561,293 of which male and female were 299,679 and 261,614 respectively. Panchkula is surrounded by Himachal Pradesh in the north and east, Punjab and Chandigarh Union Territory in the west(distance 0 km) and by Ambala district in the south and east(distance approx 40 km). Panchkula district shares borders with Chandigarh, Ajitgarh, Solan and Ambala districts.
