Located on the plain just south of the Shiwalik Hills, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of New Delhi. Chandigarh is bounded by the state of Haryana on the east and by the state of Punjab on all other sides. The union territory of Chandigarh was constituted on Nov. 1, 1966. It includes the city of Chandigarh, four towns, and a number of adjoining villages, which together cover 44 square miles (114 square kilometers). The territory is administered by a chief commissioner, who is appointed by the president of India's union (central) government. The city of Chandigarh is the capital of the territory, as well as the joint capital of the states of Haryana and Punjab

Chandigarh is the first `planned' city of India and covers an area of 56 sq. km. Designed by the French architect, Le Corbusier and his team of architects, the city has neatly laid out roads and parks, buildings ranging against mountain peaks, boulevards and streets lined by endless rows of trees and shrubs. The city is named after the Goddess Chandi Devi, whose white - domed temple stands on the slope of a hill in the north east of Chandigarh, on the edge of the Shivalik hills. Spread over an area of 114 sq. kms, it is a modern city, built in 47 sectors (excluding the unlucky number 13). Each sector consists of market places and shopping centers. State Transport buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis interconnect all the sectors. This city has its population drawn from every community and region in India, and ranks second in literacy among the country's states and union territories

Chandigarh has about 15 medium and large-scale industrial units. These include soft drinks, electric meters, antibiotics, electronic components and equipment, bio-medical equipment, tractor parts, cement pipes and tiles, and washing machines.