Paonta Sahib is an industrial city of Himachal Pradesh in India. It is located in the south of Sirmaur district, on National Highway 7. Major industries are cement industry (Cement Corporation of India in Rajban), Power Generation - Renewable Energy ( Hydro Power - 1st Private SHP in Himachal and Uttarakhand), Pharmaceutical industry (Sun Pharmaceutical, Mankind Pharma Limited), textiles, chemical industry. Apart from these, Asia's biggest limestone market is located at sataun which is 19 kms from here and some major companies also .
Paonta Sahib is an important place of worship for Sikhs, hosting a large Gurdwara named Gurudwara Paonta Sahib, on the banks of the river Yamuna. The river is the boundary between the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Major hotels/homestays to stay in Paonta Sahib are Puri Homestays, Hotel Guru Surbhi, Hotel Yamuna (HPTDC).
This is the one of the fastest developing city of himachal pradesh. There are huge number of workers who are from other states.
History
The town was founded by Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The Gurudwara Paonta Sahib has linkages to the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh and the Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur. Its original name was Paontika. Paon in Hindi means "feet", and tika in Hindi means "became stable". It is believed that Guru Gobind Singh 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 here and then went to Anandpur Sahib to establish the Khalsa Panth. The Gurudwara also houses a museum which contains a lot of antiques and weapons used by Guru Gobind Singh during his stay.
Paonta Sahib is the Birthplace of Baba Ajit Singh Ji ( Eldest Son Of Guru Gobind Singh Ji )
