Pathankot is a Municipal Corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. In 2011 it became the capital of Pathankot district (carved out of Gurdaspur district)in Punjab, India. The name Pathankot comes from Pathania Rajput, who was the king of Nurpur. Pathankot was the capital of Nurpur prior to 1849. Pathankot is at the meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.