a. Population
           i. Distt. Gurdaspur – About 20Lacs
           ii. City population - About 5 lacs,

   b. No. of Present Malls
           i. Distt Gurdaspur – Nil
           ii. City Batala - Nil

   c. Industries
            i. Foundry / Induction Furnace / Casting
            ii. Export oriented Machine tools industry.
            iii. Roller Flour Mills
            iv. Agriculture implements
            v. Mills : Flour, Rice , Corn Starch

   d. Spending Patterns & Aspirations of people

             Since there is no Organized Retail, F&B, Entertainment setup available at   present so mainly the people depend on Amritsar &              Jalandhar for their outing & entertainment needs. This is more often during  the onset of harvesting season twice a year apart              from regular requirements.

   e. Present & Upcoming Housing

             The City like any other city is congested with old housing not sufficing the present needs of the growing families and lot of housing              is underway around the city and with in the council limits. The upcoming Housing has a  blend of 10 Marla to Canal housing in              contrast to 2-3 Marla housing in the old city.

Around the Site

   1 Km Catchment: - (i.e., From Quadian Road Chowk to Sant Raseela township)

            1) Urban Estate: Area -100 acres with 8 Marla, 10 Marla & Canal houses. The residents are mainly working serving class and                         Businessmen with the income of appx. 50,000/- to 60,000/- and beyond.
            2) Dharampura Colony: Area -70 acres and fully developed.
            3) New Dharampura Colony – 25 Acres
            4) Park Avenue (PUDA Approved) (Back of site) – 40 Acres
            5) Bhagwan Avenue (Back of Site) - 50 Acres
            6) Ujjagar Nagar (Opposite Urban Estate): Area 150 Acres.
            7) Greater Kailash + Modern Estate - Area 50 Acres)
            8) Housing Board – About 600 households, Double Storied Flats mainly for Govt. Employees.
            9) Green City – 100 acres – Under Development main focus Canal Housing.
            10) Village GOASPURA – Agricultural land with about 25,000 population.

   2.5 Km Catchment
            1) Sun City – 40 acres.
            2) Sehgal colony – 12 acres.
            3) Batala city Colony – 30 acres Under development.
            4) South City – 70 acres – 500 houses.
            5) Anand Vihar – 25 acres – 100 kothis.
            6) Diamond colony – 30 acres – 400 households.
            7) Gopal Nagar: 25 acres – 100 kothis.
            8) Roshan Vihar: 15 acres – Under development.
            9) Radhe Radhe – 40 acres.
          10) Ganpati Enclave – 35 acres.
          11) Friends colony – 30 acres.
          12) Kalgidhar Colony – 25 acres.
          13) Mahajan Colony – 25 acres.           
          14) Usmanpur City (PUDA Approved) - 30 acres – 10m /15m / Canal Housing.
          15) Aggarwal Colony – 20 acres.
          16) Uttam Nagar – Linked to Site by 80ft Wide KAHNUAN Road.

  ** Key Distances from Site
            Bus Stand -4Kms
            Railway Station – 5 Kms

Educational Institutes

   Colleges / Institutes
            1) BUC College – (1/2 km from Site) - Strength -4000 Students
            2) Guru Nanak College (SGPC) - Strength -2000 Students
            3) Guru Nanak Academy (SGPC) - Strength -3000 Students
            4) DAV College (SL Bawa) –Co-ed - Strength -3000 Students
            5) DAV College (RR Bawa) for Girls - Strength -3000 Students   
            6) ITI (Govt.) on Kahnuan Road – Campus 50 Acres
            7) Polytechnic on Kahnuan Road – Campus 50 Acres
            8) VSM College (Vishwamitra Sikri) – Strength -1000 Students    

Schools: Primary / Secondary
            1) BUC School – Campus 60 acres - Strength -1200 Students
            2) RDK School (Rattan Devi Khosla) - Strength -4000 Students

         Plus No. of Govt. schools in Batala Sub Division are as under:
                Primary – 60 Schools
                Higher Secondary – 10 Schools

         Plus Pvt. Schools like Wood stock, Wood Blossom, St Francis etc.

Present Retail/ Wholesale Markets

   WHOLESALE
            1) Dera Market Road:

ENTERTAINMENT
            Cinema Halls –None.
            There are talkie’s which are very primitive and Non-operational since more than 10 years.

OTHERS
            None.No entertainment facility, No organized shopping facility, Beauty & Health Club, Multi cuisine/Fast food under one                               roof is available in the city and the deprived travel to Jalandhar or Amritsar to seek the same.