# Dark stores in Patiala: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 37 quick-commerce dark stores in Patiala: Blinkit 19, JioMart 12, Swiggy Instamart 3 and Zepto 3. Patiala ranks 58 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 10% of the stores Rewalto counts in Punjab.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 37; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 58 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 4: Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Apps not found here | Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 17; most stores: Samana (5), New Lal Bagh Colony (3), Nabha (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 19 |
| JioMart | 12 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 3 |
| Zepto | 3 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Samana | 5 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| New Lal Bagh Colony | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart, Zepto |
| Nabha | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Rajpura | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Ranjit Nagar | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Urban Estate | 2 | Blinkit, Zepto |
| Arjun Enclave | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Dhakaoli | 1 | JioMart |
| Dharampura Bazar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Harinder Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Majithia Enclave | 1 | JioMart |
| New Dashmesh Colony | 1 | Blinkit |
| New Lal Bagh | 1 | Blinkit |
| New Patel Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Punjabi Bagh | 1 | Zepto |
| Rajpura Township | 1 | JioMart |
| Tehsil | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit runs more than half of Patiala's dark stores: 19 of 37.
- Blinkit holds 51% of the stores here, against 37% across India.
- No Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket or DMart store was found in Patiala in our checks.
- 17 named areas have at least one store. Samana (5), New Lal Bagh Colony (3) and Nabha (2) have the most, 27% of the city's stores together.
- New Lal Bagh Colony is served by 3 apps: Blinkit, JioMart and Zepto.
- 10 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Patiala holds 10% of the 387 stores Rewalto counts in 22 Punjab cities, the 5th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 2.9 stores per 100,000 people living in Punjab's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 13.4 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Mohali (19 km, 47 stores), Kharar (20 km, 25 stores) and Zirakpur (20 km, 21 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Patiala?

37, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 4 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Patiala?

Blinkit, with 19 stores, then JioMart with 12 and Swiggy Instamart with 3 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Patiala?

Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto. We found no Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket or DMart store in Patiala in our checks.

### Which areas of Patiala have the most dark stores?

Samana (5), New Lal Bagh Colony (3) and Nabha (2), out of 17 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Punjab?

387, in 22 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Patiala has 37 of them.

### How does Patiala compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 58 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,748 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31