- Patara (India)
= Patara in India =
The village of Patara is located in the state of Punjab in north
India .Location
The village is located off the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road and is about 8-9 km from the
Jalandhar city centre. Heading towardsDelhi fromJalandhar City, one will come to a roundabout from which taking a left will take you onto the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road and Patara is on the right-hand side about 3km down this road. There is a paved road off the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road taking you to Patara. (At the time of the Author's visit (February 1st 2006) there was a sign on the road (courtesy of the State Bank of India) indicating the location of their branch in Patara.)Once you turn into this road, about 700m down the road is a fairly large
Gurudwara compound on the left-hand side. Further down the road (about another 700m) you will come to a railway crossing and Patara starts immediately after this crossing.Area Information
Patara has a commercial centre including a Bank, a sub-Post Office (Indian Postal Service Pin Code 144101) and various shops and service providers. There is a small
Gurudwara at the end of the road. The streets are fairly narrow and suitable for single-lane driving only. The land around the village is flat and fertile.References
The Patara page on "www.patara.name - a portal for the worldwide patara family" is available [http://www.patara.name/ here] Information on this page used with permission from patara.name
External links
* [http://www.patara.name/ The patara.name portal]
* [http://www.patarapacific.com/ PATARA - Technology Solutions for the Pacific]
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