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Ludhiana the Merc city

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Ludhiana the largest city of Punjab is also known as the as the "Manchester of India" because it is the industrial hub of Punjab.
Ludhiana is situated on the banks of Sutlej, Ludhiana is one of the centrally located cities of Punjab.

It borders Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib and in the west, areas of Faridkot touch its boundaries.

Towards the south lie the district of Sangrur and Patiala. Its topography is representative of an alluvial plain and divides the district into the flood plain of Sutlej and the Upland plain.

It has an area of about 310 kmĀ² with city area at over 160 sq.km and industrial area at 140 sq.km. The city stands on the Sutlej River's old bank, 13 km south of its present course.

finds its mention in all the major national dailies.

Ludhiana is centrally located on the National Highway 1 from Delhi to Amritsar, and is connected to the Indian capital city of New Delhi by road and frequent train service.

It is a major industrial and educational center of northern India, and is the crossroads of many different cultures. Ludhiana is known for its popular politics, real estate and famous Punjabis in the district.

Ludhiana has most Mercedes cars as compare to other cities of India. Ludhiana is also known as "Merc City".

The city boasts of being a popular tourist spot. It has both historical monuments as well as religious centers that attract tourists from all over the world.

Nehru Rose Garden, Tiger Zoo, Hardy's World, Lodhi Fort, Punjab Agricultural University Museum, Rural Museum, War Museum, Gurdwara Charan Kanwal Sahib (Machhiwara), Gurudwara Nanaksar Jagraon, Gurudwara Shrimanji Sahib Alamgir, Bilwanwali Masjid and Pir-I-DastirShrine are some of the few places in the city.

Ludhiana is also a major industrial and educational center of northern India, and is the crossroads of many different cultures. It is known for its popular politics, real estate and famous punjabis in the district.

Known as the "Manchester of India" because it is the industrial hub of Punjab, it has 8 large integrated knitwear factories, roughly 6,000 small to medium sized knitwear factories, 10 big hosiery yarn mills and 150 small to medium-sized worsted and woolen yarns.

There are also firms manufacturing bicycles, EASTMAN, Trident group motorcycle parts, machine tools, sewing machines, generators, diesel engines, tires & tubes, Pentavox, Ayurvedic Medicines and also other consumer goods. The export market in Ludhiana is worth $40 million USD.

Ludhiana City is famous for the textiles and woolen industry. City is known as the woolen hub for all over India. Monte Carlo, Duke and OWM are one of the famous brand names in woolen. Some share of its woolen production is exported to all over the world. Quality of textile and woolen product manufactured in Ludhiana is world class.

Besides Cycle and woolen industry, Ludhiana is also a major centre for sewing machines and cast iron and for other foundry materials.

With an estimated population of 2 million, it is the largest city in Punjab. The population increases substantially during the crop harvesting season due to immigration of laborers from states like UP, Bihar, Delhi etc.

Covered by a large network of dailies and magazines not only cater to the Punjabis, but also to the people from other cultural and linguistic background.

This makes the Ludhiana hindi news and dailies very important.

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