01 — Local economy
Business in Jalandhar
Sports goods and leather are Jalandhar's two classic industries: units in Basti Nau and nearby areas make footballs, hockey sticks, cricket gear and protective equipment, and tanneries at the Leather Complex supply finished leather. Hand tools, pipe fittings and valves, and rubber goods are other specialities, while remittances from the Doaba region's large overseas Punjabi community support real estate, retail and many immigration and study-abroad consultancies.
Where software helps: Hand-tool and pipe-fitting makers offer hundreds of sizes and finishes, send forging, machining and plating to job-workers, and keep different dealer price lists across states, which spreadsheets struggle to keep consistent.