The Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan region collectively forms a Chandigarh Tricity, with a combined population of over two million.

The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army.

[8] The city is named after Panchkula village, which is situated on the Ambala Kalka highway, near the junction with the Chandigarh road.

Generally, the slope of the district is from northeast to southwest, and in this direction, most of the rivers/streams rain-fed torrents flow down and spread much gravel and pebbles in their beds.

The underground water level is generally high in the southern parts and low in the north and northeast which is a hilly tract.

The district lies in the Himalayas boundary fault zones and earthquakes of moderate to high intensity have occurred in the past.

According to the 2011 Census of India, the people of the city are overwhelmingly Hindu, with Sikh and Muslim micro minorities.

[21][22] In 2018, the state decided to hold direct elections for the post,[23] and as of now, the mayor of Panchkula is Kulbhushan Goyal of BJP.

In a closely contested mayoral election in Panchkula, Bharatiya Janata Party's Kulbhushan Goyal trumped the Congress’ Upinder Kaur Ahluwalia by 2,057 votes.

BJP also secured a majority in the 20-member municipal corporation House by winning 11 seats along with its alliance partner Jannayak Janata Party.

[25] The city is divided into 20 wards for the purpose of administration,[26][27] and is built over an area of 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi).

[12] Water supply and sewerage in Panchkula is maintained by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) of the state, as well as the municipal corporation at the local level.

It spreads over 74 acres developed by HSIIDC situated in sector 22 on the foothills of Shivalik Hills or outer Himalayas and on the banks of the Ghaggar River.

This 18-hole golf course is located in sector 3 in the foothills of Shivalik Hills on the banks of the Ghaggar River, just off the Himalayan Expressway.