Local businesses in Patiala
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- The Awesome Apps
- Colleges and universities: 4
- Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology; Mohindra College; Khalsa College
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 1
- LIC of India
- Banks: 5
- pnb; SBI; Hdfc Bank; State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 98
- Unique Medicine Traders; Bedi Nursing Home; Drishti - Advanced Eye And Diabetic Care Centre; Narain Hospital; Patiala Eye Hospital and Lasik Laser Centre; Columbiaasia Hospital Pvt. Ltd.; Dr Preet Iner Singh Eye Hospital; Janak Surgicare and Ankur Advanced Urology Centre; A.P. Healthcare and Taruma Centre; Dang Hospital
Patiala facts
- District
- Patiala district
- Area
- about 339.9 sq km, about 350 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 147001 (Patiala City)
- Places nearby
- Shri Kali Devi Temple (Hindu Temple, 1 km), Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib (Sikh gurdwara, 1 km), Bahadurgarh Fort (building, 7 km)
- History
- Patiala was established in 1763 by Ala Singh, a Jat Sikh chieftain who founded the Qila Mubarak fort around which the city grew.
- Education
- Patiala is a major education centre of Punjab, home to the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology and Punjab Sports University.
- Geography
- Patiala stands about 250 m above sea level, and was the capital of PEPSU during its short existence.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.