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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandigarh Capital Region
| other_name = CCR
| type = [[Metropolitan Area]]
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| caption1 = [[Chandigarh]], the core of the CCR
| image2 = UTrade Solutions Office .jpg
| caption2 = [[Mohali]]
| image3 = New Chandigarh Skyline.jpg
| caption3 = [[New Chandigarh]]
| image4 = Zirakpur.jpg
| caption4 = [[Zirakpur]]
| image5 = Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex, Panchkula near Chandigarh.jpg
| caption5 = [[Panchkula]]
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|States]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal_of_the_Government_Of_Punjab_(Black_On_White).svg}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Haryana.svg}} [[Haryana]]<br />{{flagicon image|Government of Himachal Pradesh logo.svg}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Union territory]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chandigarh.svg}} [[Chandigarh]]
| established_title = Created
| established_date = 1984
| seat_type = Major cities
| seat = [[Chandigarh]], [[Mohali]], [[Panchkula]], [[New Chandigarh]], [[Mullanpur Garibdass]], [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]], [[Zirakpur]], [[Pinjore]], [[Kalka]]
| leader_title = Body
| leader_name = [[Chandigarh Administration]] , [[Greater Mohali Area Development Authority]] and [[Haryana Urban Development Authority]]
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| population_total = 1611450
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type2 = GDP
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| demographics2_title1 = Metro
| demographics2_info1 = [[USD|US$]] 18 billion
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| website =
| official_name = Chandigarh Metropolitan Region
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[[File:Chandigarh Tricity.svg|thumb|right|350px|A map of [[Chandigarh]], [[Mohali]], [[Panchkula]] and [[Zirakpur]] together.]]
'''Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR)''' or '''Chandigarh Metropolitan Region (CMR)''' is an area, which includes the [[union territory]] city of [[Chandigarh]], and its neighboring cities of [[Mohali]], [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]], [[Zirakpur]], [[New Chandigarh]] (in Punjab) and [[Panchkula]], [[Pinjore]], [[Kalka]], [[Barwala, Panchkula|Barwala]] (in Haryana). Chandigarh Administration, [[Greater Mohali Area Development Authority]] (GMADA) and [[Haryana Urban Development Authority]] (HUDA) are different authorities responsible for development of this region.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beware! Change in city's status will ruin its uniqueness | website=The Tribune| date=2018-07-23 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/beware-change-in-city-s-status-will-ruin-its-uniqueness/625073.html | access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> [[Baddi]], an industrial town in nearby Himachal Pradesh, is also adjacent.

The economy of the region is interdependent as the area is continuously inhabited, though falling under different states. There is a lot of movement of people and goods daily to and from suburbs, like most of the people working in [[Chandigarh]] live in a suburb like [[Zirakpur]]. The local industry is on the outskirts like Derabassi, Lalru and Baddi. The vast majority of skilled workers in the [[private sector]] come from neighboring states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana.

==History==
The Indian [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] asked the Chandigarh Administration in October 2011 to "coordinate with the Punjab and Haryana governments for working out the modalities" of a Regional Planning Board (RPB) for the Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR). The intention was to harmonize and improve facilities across the region and coordinate local administrations. Responsibilities of the RPB would include disaster management, health planning, [[biomedical waste]] and traffic management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Decks-cleared-for-Chandigarh-Capital-Region/articleshow/10243375.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007161453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-05/chandigarh/30246676_1_ut-officials-ut-administration-mha|url-status=live|archive-date=2011-10-07|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Decks cleared for Chandigarh Capital Region}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Capital Region gets nod|url=http://dailypostindia.com/news/10327-chandigarh-capital-region-gets-nod.html|website=[[Daily Post India]]|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130408011934/http://dailypostindia.com/news/10327-chandigarh-capital-region-gets-nod.html|archivedate=8 April 2013|location=Chandigarh|date=24 January 2012}}</ref>

The 'Master Plan 2031' submitted to the UT administrator in January 2013 included a proposal for a "inter-state regional plan for the Chandigarh Capital Region".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Chandigarh-Capital-Region-included-in-Master-Plan-31/articleshow/17880801.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411041441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36148395_1_inter-state-regional-plan-master-plan-2031-periphery|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-04-11|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Chandigarh Capital Region included in Master Plan '31}}</ref> However the final plan confined itself to the UT boundary, and did not mention the proposed "Chandigarh Capital Region".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, Preamble |url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp2031/preamble.pdf|publisher=Chandigarh Administration|page=9}}</ref> Instead, the plan expected responsibilities for the region to be coordinated between Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh UT, and that the Chandigarh plan "with the GMADA Plan 2056 and the Haryana Development Plan should together arrive at a metropolitan plan".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, Regional Context|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp2031/regional.pdf|publisher=Chandigarh Administration|page=23}}</ref>

==Definition==
The cities, towns and areas that would be part of the Chandigarh Capital region are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! width=5%| Rank
! style="width:15%;"| City
! style="width:25%;"| Union territory / State
|-
| 1
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-
| 2
| [[Mohali]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| 3
| [[Panchkula]]
| [[Haryana]]
|-
| 4
| [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| 5
|[[Zirakpur]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|}

Mohali District (Punjab) and Panchkula District ( Haryana ) are part of the CCR.Derabassi, Lalru, Banur and Kurali in Mohali district & Barwala and Raipur Rani in the Panchkula district can be considered another town in Chandigarh Capital Region

== Industry ==
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[[Chandigarh IT Park]] is a technology park located within Chandigarh, with presence of companies like [[Airtel]], [[Tech Mahindra]] and [[Infosys]].Mohali IT City is the infrastructure to facilitate information technology in the city. It spreads over {{cvt|690|ha}} developed by GMADA situated near Chandigarh International Airport. [[Infosys]] is given {{cvt|20|ha}} of land to develop state of art campus. [[Quark (company)|Quark]] has {{cvt|16|ha}} campus in Mohali for Quark software Inc. and other IT Companies like Emerson and Infosys.[[Swaraj Tractors]] has Three Assembly Plants , one Engine Plant and one Foundry shop in Mohali District.[[CLAAS]], German MNC has its Plant near Morinda in Mohali District.[[SML ISUZU]] has truck Plant near Ropar.[[Verka (brand)|Verka]] and [[Sun Pharma]] also have Plants in Mohali.[[Dera Bassi - Lalru]] is another belt with mostly medium industry, this place has many spinning mills including the Nahar group. [[Bhushan Steel]] also has a presence here.[[Panchkula IT Park]] is the state of art infrastructure to facilitate information technology in the city. It spreads over {{cvt|30|ha}} developed by HSIIDC situated in sector 22. [[Bharat Electronics]] has a factory in Panchkula.[[HMT Limited|Hindustan Machine Tools]] has a tractor factory in Pinjore, while [[Associated Cement Companies]] has a cement factory in Pinjore.This region is the zonal headquarters for a large number of banks, their offices are mainly in the "Bank Square" in sector 17 Chandigarh. This area also houses the regional office (usually covering Punjab, Northern Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir) for a lot of FMCG companies.

== Demographics ==

{{Historical population
| 1961 | 219,881
| 1971 | 357,251
| 1981 | 605,610
| 1991 | 8,16,409
| 2001 | 12,30,337
| 2011 | 16,11,348
| 2024 | 19,55,141}}

{{As of|2011}} India census, Chandigarh capital region had a population of 1,611,450.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. The sex ratio is 818 females for every 1,000 males.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> The child-sex ratio is 880 females per thousand males. Chandigarh has an effective literacy rate of 86.77% (based on population 7 years and above), higher than the national average; with male literacy of 90.81% and female literacy of 81.88%.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove /> 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove /> The population of Chandigarh formed 0.12 per cent of India in 2011.<ref name="chandigarh.official">{{cite web|title=Statistical Abstract of Chandigarh|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/stat18/Abstract2018/stat18-T2.pdf|website=Official Website of Chandigarh|access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare infrastructure==

The prominent hospitals in the region are


* [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences]], Sector 56, Mohali
* [[Fortis Hospital]], Sector 62, Mohali
* [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]] [[PGIMER]], Sector 12, Chandigarh

== Educational institutes ==

=== Schools ===


* [[Carmel Convent School]]
* [[Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, Chandigarh]]
* [[St. John's High School, Chandigarh]]

=== Colleges and universities ===



* Chandigarh
** [[Central Scientific Instruments Organisation]] (CSIO)
** [[Chandigarh College of Architecture]] (CCA)
** [[Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh]] (GMCH)
** [[Institute of Microbial Technology]] (IMTECH)
** [[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology]] (NIEIT) Chandigarh campus
** [[Panjab University]], government university
** [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]] (PGIMER)
** [[Punjab Engineering College]] (PEC)
** [[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory]] (|TBRL-DRDO Chandigarh)

* Mohali
** [[Army Institute of Law]]
** [[C-DAC]] Mohali campus
** [[Chandigarh University]], private university
** [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali]] (IISER Mohali)
** [[Indian School of Business]] (ISB) Mohali campus
** [[Institute of Nano Science and Technology]] (INST)
** [[National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research]] (NIPER)
** [[Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIIFT Mohali)

* New Chandigarh
** [[Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, New Chandigarh|Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre]] (Tata Memorial Center) New Chandigarh campur

* Panchkula
** [[AIIMS]] [[AYUSH]] Panchkula campus
** [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT) Panchkula campus

* Ropar
** [[IIT Ropar|Indian Institute of Technology Ropar]] (IIT, Ropar Indian)
** [[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology]] (NIEIT) Ropar campus

== Sports ==


*[[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
*[[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium]], [[New Chandigarh]]
*[[Mohali International Hockey Stadium]] [[Mohali]]
*[[Chandigarh Hockey Stadium]] [[ Sec42 Chandigarh]]
*[[Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium]], Sector 3 [[Panchkula]]

==Transport==

* Air transport
** [[Mohali International Airport|Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport]], near Aerocity in Mohali, has both domestic and international flights.

* Rail transport - long-distance trains:
** [[Chandigarh Junction railway station|Chandigarh Railway Station]]
** [[Chandi Mandir railway station]], in Punchkula city
** [[SAS Nagar Mohali railway station|Mohali Railway Station]]

* Road transport: There are following Inter-State Bus Terminals (ISBT) for the long distance buses:
** [[ISBT, SEC-17, Chandigarh]]
** [[ISBT, SEC-43, Chandigarh]]
** [[ISBT, SEC-57, Mohali]]
** [[ISBT, SEC-5, Panchkula]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp_2031.htm Chandigarh Master Plan 2031]

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