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