JALANDHAR: Famous fro sports goods, Jalandhar jogs toward IT

A town of great antiquity, Jalandhar is situated at a distance of about 84 kms from Amritsar on the GT road going to Calcutta.

Jalandhar is known for its sportmen as well as its sports industry, its steel and iron re-rolling mills, rubber goods, electric goods, automobile parts and sewing machines factories and handloom products.

If there exists an ancient city with a modern face, then Jalandhar fits the description. A town of great antiquity, Jalandhar today is a highly industrialized center of commercial activity. It also claims the privilege of being the Sports City of India as not only has it produced some of the finest sports people but also world class sports equipment which is produced here. 

Historical evidence suggests that in 185 BC, Jalandhar defined the northwestern boundry of Pushyamitra Sunga's kingdom. It also finds mention in accounts of King Harsha's reign, which began in 606 AD. 

Udita, the King of Jalandhar, appears to have been his vassal. During the ninth century, Jalandhar was a small but independent kingdom known as

Trigarta.

Jalandhar continued to flourish under the Mughals and played a prominent role in the freedom struggle as many patriots were

born here.

Jalandhar boasts of many historic monuments. Prominent among them are the mausoleum of Iman Nasir, the fort at Phillaur which once served as Maharaja Ranjit Singh's line of defense against the British, a Shiv Mandir which dates back to the Lodhi era and the Gurudwara at Kartarpur. The Gurudwara at Kartarpur (16 km from Jalandhar town) was built by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Devji in 1656 AD. Every year, a fair is held on the birth anniversary of the Guru when a large number of devotees gather to pay homage.

Jalandhar is famous for sports goods, leather goods, hand tools, oldest military cantonment, PAP and BSF headquarters, as a ocean of newspaper publications. Jalandhar is the biggest printing center of Northern India and most of the newspapers, magazines in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu are published here. 

Among blocks, Jalandhar West and Rurka Kalan blocks are industrially developed. Goraya is well known for the production of Ball bearings, auto-parts, lathe chucks and chaff cutting machines.

All achievements in the industrial fields have been made after the partition of the country in 1947. As a result of partition refugees from across the border settled in this district. Fortunately skilled labor from Sialkot (Pakistan) who had the know how for the manufacture of sports and surgical goods settled in this district. Leather industry was already here. With the passage of time a number of other industry like hand-tools, pipe-fittings, rubber-goods, auto-parts, wooden-furniture etc, have been developed in the district. 

Among blocks, Jalandhar West and Rurka Kalan blocks are industrially developed. Goraya is well known for the production of Ball bearings, auto-parts, lathe chucks and chaff cutting machines.

Jalandhar has the nucleus of sports goods industry in Punjab and has about 90 percent of the total sports goods units of the State. The product manufactured relates to all traditional products like football, cricket bats, hockey and cricket balls, hockey sticks, tennis badminton and squash rackets, balls, soft leather goods, shuttlecocks etc. This industry being labor intensive despite inadequate capital and technology has reached a stage where it is reckoned as a major cottage industry providing direct employment to about 10,000 workers. 

The town is also known for the manufacturing of Hand Tools like Spanner set, screw driver, nose pliers etc. 50 units are engaged in the manufacturing of hand tools giving employment to 8000 people.

Jalandhar is known for the manufacturing of good quality of auto parts rubber goods items like V-shape chappals,V-Belts, scooter/cycle tyres and rubber rolls. Jalandhar is known for manufacture of shoes and a number of allied units. Bawa Skins is an important export house of Jalandhar. At present, there are a large number of tanning units providing employment to a major section of the scheduled caste and other weaker sections.

The cottage industry of the district includes carpet weaving, Khadi, handlooms, shoe making, ban making and carpentry units.

On the whole the district represents a strong economy and all the people are hard working, enterprising and innovative in all sectors.

Major Industries

• Bawa Skins
• Balwant Brothers
• Bhaseen Sports Pvt Ltd
• Bhatia Pipe Industries
• Hans Raj Mahajan and Sons
• Hansraj Mahajan & Sons
• Horizon India
• Horizon Overseas
• JMP Manufacturing Co
• Kohinoor India Limited
• Ludhra Hand Tools 
• New Indo Trading Company
• PeeAar Rubber Mills
• Preeti's Women World
• Prince Rubber Industries
• Proxima Steel Forge Pvt Ltd
• Puja Enterprises
• R.K. Mahajan & Co
• Saga Exports
• Tara's Fitness Products
• Unique Manufacturing Co
• Vinay Industries
• Zither Machine Tool Industries
• netPRO

Major Resellers

Aaykay Traders



40, Basti Nau, Jalandhar

Abhi Computer India



B Bawakhel, Jalandhar

Ace Computers





295, Sodal Road, Near Jmp Factory


Jalandhar

Advanced Computers


Adda Hoshiarpur, Opp bank of India


Jalandhar 144001

Aman Electronics Nakodar


Ch Chitti, Tower Opp Lovely Autos


Jalandhar

Amtech Computers


Sas Nagar


Jalandhar

BS Computers


GTB (Guru Tegh Bahadur) Avenue


Jalandhar

Bare Computers


EM 68 PGW Gate


Jalandhar

Blue Chip Information Systems


Tanda Road


Jalandhar

CHV Computers


S-5, Industrial Area


New Market Near Post Office


Jalandhar

C-MOS Computer


105, First Floor, Clock Tower


Near Ambedkar Chowk


Jalandhar

Computer Care


51 First Floor, Clock Tower


Near Ambedkear Chowk


Jalandhar

Computer Complex


4-A, New Model Town


Jalandhar

Computer System


155-Vijay Nagar (New) Jalandhar

Computer Touch


13, Link Road, Model Town


Jalandhar

Computer World


GT Road, Alfa Estate


Jalandhar

Datamax Computers


WF-80, Kotwali Bazar


Jalandhar

Dhir Enterprises


Mai Hiran Gate


Jalandhar

Digital Computers


Sno 51, Model Town Market


Jalandhar

Dynamic Entps


Dynamic Forms, 1214-15


Urban Estate


Jalandhar 144001

Earthnet Computes


Basti Danishmandan


Jalandhar

Ease Computers


77, Green Park Colony


Jalandhar

Expert Computers


124-Milap Chowk


Jalandhar

Eye@Future Info Ltd


631, Mota Singh Nagar


Jalandhar

Fourth R


Shop #580-83 


New Jawahar Nagar Market


Jalandhar

Hi-Times Infotech


The Down Plaza


Milap Chowk


Jalandhar

HR Group India


749, Mota Singh Nagar


Garha Road


Near Bus Stand


Jalandhar

IBM ACE


20, First Floor


GT Road, Opp Kings Hotel


Jalandhar

ICNT


304, Defence Colony 


Near Bus Stand


Jalandhar

Industrial Hardware


Guru Bazar, Chowk Sudan


Jalandhar

ISCOT Computers


47, Mahavir Marg


Near BMC Chowk


Jalandhar

JN Computers


14, Basti Nau


Jalandhar

Jaguar Computers


D-2 Dilkusha Market


Jalandhar

KVL Computers


EF-437, Kishan Nagar


Jalandhar

Kumar Computers


EK 209, Opp Old Police Division #3


Phagwara Gate


Jalandhar

Lally Infosys Pvt Ltd


Lally Building BMC Chowk


Jalandhar

Maharaja Electronics


WX-4, Kartar Market


Basti Nau


Jalandhar

Maxicon Infotech


Aggarwal Karta Niketan


Milap Chowk


Jalandhar

Micron Computers (India)


Near KMV College


Jalandhar

Modern Computers


ER 20 Pacca Bagh


Kay Pee Bakery 


Jalandhar

National Computers


264/4 Opp Narinder Ciema


Jalandhar

Nexus Computers


258, Adarsh Nagar


Jalandhar

Omega Computer & Networking


Neera Meera Complex


Near Berry Hosptial


Nakodar Road


Jalandhar

Oxford Computers


EJ-266, Chohar Bagh


Jalandhar

Perfect International


Tanda Chowk


Jalandhar

Quality Computer Peripherals


65, Chandan Nagar


Jalandhar

RR Computers


Mai Hiran Gate


Jalandhar

Rajesh Computers


Fairdeal Hosue


Jalandhar

Rajpal Computers


95, Church Road


Jalandhar

Realtech Systems


WG 417, Suraj Ganj


Back Side Hotel Preet


Jalandhar

Saraswati Computers


Patel Chowk


Jalandhar

Scot Computers


New Rly Road


Jalandhar

Shiv Computers


Shiv Nagar, Industrial Town


Jalandhar

Sigma Computers


Bhai Ditt Singh Nagar


Jalandhar

Singh Computer


9-B, Ashok Nagar


Canal Road


Jalandhar

Star Computers


5-B, Phagwara Gate


Sidhu Market


Near Rajan Hotel


Jalandhar

Super-Tech Computers


363, JP Nagar


Jalandhar

Surindra Enterprises


Kapurthala Road


Basti Bawa Khel


Jalandhar

VAC Computers System


12-Sehdev Market


Near Football Chowk


Jalandhar

Vijay Computer


Lal Bazar


Jalandhar