Union territory and capital of Punjab and Haryana, India

Chandigarh

345Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 971k· Elev. 1,152 ftWikipedia

Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km northwest of New Delhi and 229 km southeast of Amritsar and 104 km southwest of Shimla.Wikipedia

Nickname: The City of Beauty

Country Context

IndiaCountry in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia.Wikipedia

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Safety Score
58
Internet
Country Broadband
2.7
subscriptions per 100 people
Developing Broadband
05

Climate

Sunshine
345
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
28"
inches per year
Air Quality
112
Unhealthy AQI
07

Demographics

Population971k
Altitude1,152 ftabove sea level
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