Batala

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Batala, a town located on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway line, is a sub-divisional headquarters of Gurdaspur district of Punjab state, India. The town has a historical importance in the history of Sikhism as Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh faith was married to Bibi Sulakhni, the daughter of Moolchand Chona, a trader from this town.[link] Batala is a market place for agricultural commodities. The town has several industrial and manufacturing facilities, particularly connected with cotton weaving and ginning; and production of sugar.

Batala is 39km from the famous city Amritsar.Its a beautiful city with many historical places to visit but is most famous for its Gurudwara Kandh Saheb. Its famous because Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (First guru of sikhs)said that,"EH KANDH REHNDI DUNIYA TAK RAHEGI". that is "This wall will not fall as long as the world exists".Many people visit to see this wall or the magic created by god.

The real name of the city was VATALA and by the time it has been changed to BATALA.The People here are quite religious.The most famous personality from this city was Shiv Kumar Batalvi and famous industrailist like Jagat Singh Matharoo, H.S.Heera and many other Industrailist as the city was called "The city of Industries" .

The Weather here is very hot in summers and bitter cold in winters with almost zero visibility due to fog.

The biggest building in Batala is the private school building.

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