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Why visit Zerakpur
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 21 places to eat and 15 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Artzera.
Weather in Zerakpur
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About Zerakpur
Zirakpur is a town in Mohali District, Punjab, neighboring Mohali, India. It is set on the foothills of Shivalik hills. It is part of the tehsil Dera Bassi. It is the gateway to Chandigarh from Delhi.
From the Wikipedia article Zirakpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Zerakpur on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Artzera
Museum · 2.2 km
Sco 32 Balaji Complex, Old Ambala Road, Dhakoli, Zirakpur
Mo-Su 10:00-17:30
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes21
9 more on the map.
Where to stay15
3 more on the map.
History
Zirakpur got its name from a small village, which is now a part of the present Zirakpur town. For long it remained a bunch of small villages located along the Chandigarh-Ambala highway. Then Chandigarh started to expand, and these villages started to seem like a part of Chandigarh. Before the year 2000, the city had a population of less than twenty thousand. Soon a small village Baltana, which is a part of Zirakpur now, started having some population growth being near Panchkula and Chandigarh. The upcoming 5500-acre GMADA Aerotropolis project near Dayalpura has increased the interest of investors in the region.
From the History section of Zirakpur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare47
Map of Zerakpur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Behlana 3 km northwest, about 3 min by car
- Mauli Jagran 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Panchkula 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Mani Mājra 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Chandigarh 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Mohali 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Naraingarh 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
- Patiāla 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Shimla 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Thānesar 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zirakpur, Manojkhurana, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NH 5 at Chandigarh, Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Highway - panoramio, ソキ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vishwakarma Temple, Lohgarh, Zirakpur (Near Chandigarh), Manojkhurana, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sunset Image, Love to explore, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asian Green Bee-eater, Zirakpur, Punjab, India 311897280, no rights reserved, CC0
- Aarvi Garg, Aarvi Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NH 5 at Panchkula, Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rubik's cube 3, Madhurgupta10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rubik's cube 2, Madhurgupta10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rubik's cube, Madhurgupta10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunrise 20, Madhurgupta10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hyundai Santro - 3rd Gen (2018) - AH2, Tandon21, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hyundai Santro - 3rd Gen (2018) - AH2 REAR, Tandon21, CC BY-SA 4.0
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