Patara, Jalandhar 3.91

Patara is a village located in Jalandhar district in the state of Punjab in north India. Devinder singh Patara started the Kabaddi game in the U.K back in 1965, and is the founder member of GURU NANAK KABADDI CLUB GRAVESEND. He is still chairman of the club to date. He has also worked as secretary general of England Kabaddi federation for ten years. He still organizing kabaddi tournaments in U.K and Europe. He is asset Patara village.LocationThe village is located off the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road and is about 8-9 kilometres from the Jalandhar city centre. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km from Patara. The Jalandhar Cantonment is about 5 km from Patara.Area informationPatara has a police station, a commercial centre, a nationalized Bank, a cooperative bank, a sub-Post Office and various shops and service providers. There is a small gurudwara at the end of the road: Gurdwara Peeplan Wala Sahib. There is also a Shiva temple right across the gurdwara. There is separate boys and girls school in village. There is also library in the village. On Patara road just before there is newly opened petrol pump between Hosiharpur-Jalandhar road and bolina doaba railway station.The streets are fairly narrow and suitable for single-lane driving only. The land around the village is flat and fertile.Much of the development of the village was carried out under the leadership of Om Parkash who was unanimously elected Sarpanch for 3 consecutive terms of 4 years each.