Narkanda

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Narkanda v • d • e Himachal Pradesh • India
Narkanda
District(s)	Shimla
Coordinates	31.27° N 77.45° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 2,621 m (8,599 ft)
Population	712 (2001)

Coordinates: 31.27° N 77.45° E

Narkanda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated at an attitude of 2708 meters on the Hindustan Tibet road (NH-22) in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is about 65 km from Shimla.

The place also acts as a skiing resort in winters when it snows here. It connects Shimla with Rampur and a detour also takes one to Thanedhar, the prime apple belt of Himachal Pradesh where Satyananda Stokes started the apple culture.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
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[edit] Geography

Narkanda is located at 31.27° N 77.45° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 2621 metres (8599 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Narkanda had a population of 712. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Narkanda has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 72%. In Narkanda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.