It is situated next to the union territory of Chandigarh, Ambala and Panchkula districts of Haryana.

Chemical paints, Steel tubes, plywood, handlooms, and knitting of Daris are some of the industries which have offered good employment to several persons.

SAS Nagar has emerged as an Industrial Focal Point and designated as District Headquarters.

Due to certain incentives being initiated by the Government many large and small-scale industrial units have been established around Kurali.

It was here that Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the most respected Sikh warriors, won a decisive battle against Wazir Khan, commander of the Mughal army.

[2] According to the 2011 census, SAS Nagar district has a population of 994,628,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[8] or the US state of Montana.

[7] SAS Nagar has a sex ratio of 878 females for every 1,000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 84.9%.

[7] The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of SAS Nagar district.

[12] The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in SAS Nagar district by year.

Mohali has a subtropical climate where the summers are hot, the winters cold, because it is close to the mountains in Himachal, and the monsoons are mild to average.

In the monsoon months, the weather is hot and humid and the spring season is pleasant with a mild chill.