Zirakpur

Bakarpur is a large village in Mohali district in the Indian state of Punjab. Bakarpur had previously been shifted from Ambala district to Rupnagar district on formation of Haryana state on 1 November 1966. Further, on formation of Mohali district, it had been shifted to it in 2006. Now it is getting developed fast like a town. There is a large market, government senior secondary school, Primary health centre, veterinary hospital, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and Punjab Gramin Bank. In 2009/10 large area of cultivated land of Bakarpur was acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for construction of a 200-foot-wide (61 m) road from Mohali City to Mohali Airport which is also being connected to the Zirakpur-Patiala Road. Now the GMADA is going to develop new sectors along with this road and the same has been named as Aerocity. In year 2010 residential plots have been allotted by GMADA to the public by draw of lots. This village is on the newly created Mohali airport road.

Lohgarh is a village in Notified Area Committee of Zirakpur in district Mohali in state of Punjab in India. This is not to be confused with another namesake Lohgarh (Bilaspur) in Haryana which was capital of first Sikh state under Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1715. The postal code of Lohgarh is 140603.

Bhabat / Pabhat is the northern part of the town in the notified area of municipality of Zirakpur, Mohali District, Punjab, India.

Dhakoli is a town in the municipality of Zirakpur, Mohali District, Punjab, India (also old village Dhakuli). It was incorporated in the municipality in 1999. Dhakoli has been an ever developing area with residential and commercial projects springing up every now and then. It is home to many luxurious and posh societies with proper roads and uninterrupted water and electricity supply. The area has seen tremendous improvement in the past few years.

St. Soldier Paradise Public School is a higher-secondary co-education private school in the city of Patiala, Punjab, India. The school was founded in 1998 and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education of India.

Ghaggar railway station is a small railway station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. Its code is GHG. It serves Ghaggar town near Derabassi and Zirakpur The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are well sheltered. It has good facilities including water and sanitation.

Behlana is a village in Chandigarh district in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, India. The village has a population of 8,281- 4,711 males and 3,570 females (from the 2011 Indian census). The village has a high school and a branch bank.

Chandigarh Airport (IATA: IXC, ICAO: VICG), also known as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Airport, is a customs airport serving the union territory of Chandigarh, India. The airport is located in Jhiurheri, Punjab. The airport caters to six domestic airlines and connects Chandigarh to 17 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations. It is named after the renowned freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh.

Bhankharpur is a census town in Mohali district (officially Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district) in the state of Punjab, India.

The British School in Panchkula, India is an international school, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The school is up to Senior Secondary offering Humanities and Commerce. The British School, Panchkula is run under the aegis of Urmila T R Sethi Global Foundation.

Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh. The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendra Chaudhary in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. Chattbir has India's longest walk-in aviary with 300m long walk showcases 32 species of indigenous and exotic birds. The section is made in five different themes included Terrestrial, Rock & Duck, Woodland, Japanese Trail and Rainforest. The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.Non-exhaustive list: Asian palm civet Asiatic lion Barasingha Bengal fox Bengal tiger Blackbuck Chinkara Chital Common marmoset Four-horned antelope Gaur Golden jackal Hamadryas baboon Himalayan black bear Himalayan goral Hippopotamus Indian crested porcupine Indian elephant Indian leopard Indian spotted chevrotain Indian wolf Jaguar Jungle cat Leopard cat Lion-tailed macaque Nilgai Northern pig-tailed macaque Rhesus macaque Sambar deer Sloth bear Smooth-coated otter Striped hyenaBlack swan Common ostrich Emu Indian peafowl Java sparrow Painted stork Rose-ringed parakeet Sarus crane White storkGharial Green iguana Indian cobra Indian python Indian star tortoise Mugger crocodile

The Pinjor Formation is a Cenozoic geologic formation in India. The fossils of large crocodilians and mammals have been recovered from the formation.