Chandigarh Guides: Property, Renting, Bills, Licences, Passports and Jobs
Practical Chandigarh guides for residents: renting, buying property, electricity and water bills, property tax, driving licences, passports, hospitals, jobs and getting around.
How Chandigarh’s sectors workWhy there was no Sector 13, what A, B, C and D mean, how sector numbers run, what SCO, SCF and booth mean, and how to read a Chandigarh add…
The V roadsLe Corbusier planned Chandigarh with a hierarchy of seven roads, V1 to V7, later joined by V8 cycle tracks. What each one is and how it hel…
Renting a home or PG in ChandigarhHow renting works in Chandigarh: finding a flat or PG, the rent agreement, security deposit, police tenant verification, utilities and how …
Buying property in ChandigarhA plain guide to buying a house or flat in Chandigarh: freehold vs leasehold, the Estate Office, Housing Board flats, the 2023 Supreme Cour…
Distances from ChandigarhApproximate road distances and travel times from Chandigarh to Shimla, Kasauli, Manali, Delhi, Amritsar, Dharamshala, Rishikesh and other p…
Electricity in ChandigarhChandigarh’s electricity is now supplied by CPDL. How to pay your bill, get a duplicate bill on WhatsApp, apply for a new connection and re…
Property tax and water bills in ChandigarhHow to pay property tax and water bills to the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, the early-payment rebate, late penalties and where to comp…
Driving licence and vehicle registration in ChandigarhHow to get a learner’s and driving licence in Chandigarh, renew it, register a vehicle or transfer one from another state, through the RLA …
Getting a passport in ChandigarhHow to apply for or renew a passport in Chandigarh: the Passport Seva website, appointments, the Regional Passport Office in Sector 34, doc…
Hospitals in ChandigarhA plain guide to PGIMER, GMCH-32, GMSH-16 and Chandigarh’s civil hospitals and dispensaries: what each one is for, OPD registration and eme…
Finding a job in ChandigarhWhere to find jobs in Chandigarh: government recruitment, PGIMER and Panjab University, the IT Park, healthcare, education and retail, plus…
Getting around ChandigarhHow to get around Chandigarh and the tricity: CTU local and electric buses, autos and cabs, cycle tracks, the two ISBTs, the railway statio…
The tricity explainedChandigarh is a Union Territory, Mohali is in Punjab and Panchkula is in Haryana. What that means for property, electricity, vehicles, poli…
Moving to ChandigarhA practical checklist for moving to Chandigarh: choosing a sector, renting, tenant verification, electricity and water, gas, schools, healt…
Chandigarh weather and seasonsWhat Chandigarh’s weather is like through the year: hot summers, the monsoon, mild autumns, cold foggy winters and spring, with tips for ea…