Rupnagar is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab comprising Rupnagar, Mohali, and its adjoining districts. It is also one of the bigger sites belonging to the Indus Valley civilization. Rupnagar is nearly 47 km (29 mi) to the northwest of Chandigarh and nearly 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Baddi- Barotiwala- Nalagarh (BBN) industrial corridor in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the north and Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district to its west.