Patara, Jalandhar
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Patara | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Thepost officeat Patara | |
  Patara Location in Punjab, India  Patara Patara (India) | |
| Coordinates:31°20′28″N75°40′10″E/ 31.340974°N 75.669515°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 144101 |
| Telephone code | +91-181-XXX XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | PB 08 |
| Nearest city | Ramamandi, Adampur |
Patarais a village located inJalandhar districtin the state ofPunjabin northIndia.[1]
Location
[edit]The village is located off the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road and is about 8-9 kilometres from theJalandharcity centre. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km from Patara. TheJalandhar Cantonmentis about 5 km from Patara.
History
[edit]Patara Village was founded by a wrestler by the name of Dullo, a Jatt Landlord belonging to Khunkhun Clan, nearly 500 years ago. Dullo Jatt, mothers village wasKangniwalnear Jalandhar.
Nihala and Ruldu were the descendants of Dullo Jatt. the Khunkhun Jatt families of Patara maintain the suffix of the two names, Nihala Ke descendants of Nihala and Ruldu Ke descendants of Ruldu.
Area information
[edit]Patara has a police station, a commercial centre, a nationalized Bank (Bank of India), a cooperative bank, a sub-Post Office (Indian Postal Service Pin Code 144101) and Verka milk producers society and milk bar for various milk products various shops and service providers. There is a smallgurudwaraat the end of the road: Gurdwara Peeplan Wala Sahib. There is also aShivatemple right across the gurdwara. There is separate boys and girls school in village. There is also library in the village. On Patara road just before there is newly opened petrol pump between Hosiharpur-Jalandhar road and Bolina doaba railway station.
The streets are fairly narrow and suitable for single-lane driving only. The land around the village is flat and fertile.
Much of the development of the village was carried out under the leadership of Om Parkash who was unanimously electedSarpanchfor 3 consecutive terms of 4 years each.
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