It is believed that Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his horse stopped at this place, and he decided to stay here.

He lived here for four and a half years, having never stayed so long at any other place in his entire life.

He wrote many Sikh religious books during the stay and moved to Anandpur Sahib to establish the Khalsa Panth.

The Gurudwara houses a museum containing antiques and weapons used by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Paonta Sahib has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate characterised by a seasonal rhythm, hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (1 °C to 40 °C).

[7] Major industries are cement (Cement Corporation of India in Rajban), power generation - renewable energy (Power Group ), aviation (Air Himalayas ), pharmaceutical (Sun Pharmaceutical,[8] Mankind Pharma Limited), textiles, and chemicals.

Ltd. and Pontika Aerotech Limited, all 4 are part of 'The Tirupati Group' in Paonta Sahib on Nahan Road.