PATIALA, one of the cis-Sutlej states, Punjab, India, lying between 29° 23' 15" and 30° 54' N. lat., and between 74° 40' 30" and 76° 59' 15" E. long., has an area of 5887 square miles, and a population (1881) of 1,467,433. The estimated gross revenue is £471,624. The larger portion of the state is situated in the plain south of the Sutlej, while the other is hill country stretching up to Simla, which formerly belonged to Patiála. The usual cereals form the principal agricultural products. The ruling family are Sikhs of the Sidhu Ját tribe.