2 BHK Residential Apartment 1152 Sq.ft. for Sale in Ambala Highway, Zirakpur

Listing ID #409118

Zirakpur is a growing town near Chandigarh. It got its name from a small village, which lies at the core of a group of villages now collectively forming this town. When Chandigarh started to expand, the distances between these villages started to shrink and gradually they all fused together into one small town. The agricultural lands were transformed into residential colonies. In 2001 the city recorded a population of only twenty five thousand. The population started increasing in the year 2004 beginning from the village Baltana, which was amongst the first villages to offer planned colonies. As per estimates the population as of 2010 was nearly 150,000. It is situated in the foothills of the Shivalik range. Some of the villages in the Zirakpur are Baltana, Dhakoli,Lohgarh, Bhabat, Himmatgarh (Dhakola), Bishangarh, Bishanpura, Pir Muchhaila, Gazhipur, Kishanpura.
It is governed by a municipal council. It falls under the tehsil Dera Bassi in Punjab. Akali Dal leader Mr. N. K. Sharma is the electedMember of Legislative Assembly from Zirakpur (Dera Bassi).
As per the 2001 India census,[2] Zirakpur had a population of 25,006. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Zirakpur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of %: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 56%. In Zirakpur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. As of year 2010, the estimated population of Zirakpur is 150,000; the exact number will be revealed once the official counting survey conducted by government of India gives out exact figures. Majority of the population is either Hindu or Sikh. Members of other religions are also present.