Nalagarh
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| ?Nalagarh Himachal Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| District(s) | Solan |
| Population | 9,433 (2001) |
Coordinates: Nalagarh is a city and a municipal committee in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, and known in medieval period as the state of Hindur. It was founded by the Chandella Rajputs in 1100AD. At present Nalagarh is an emerging town for industries as it hosts Production units for leather, steel, chemicals, thread mills and breweries, thus air polutions hence is quite a concern here. It is situated at 65 km distance from nearby maojor city Chandigarh
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[edit] HISTORY
Nalagarh is a gateway to Himachal Pradesh in North India, 300 km of north Delhi and 60 km from Chandigarh. The Fort which was built in 1421 during the reign of Raja Bikram Chand is located on a hillock at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas affording a panoramic view of the Shivalik hills beyond the Sirsa river.
Nalagarh was ruled by the Chandela Rajputs who originated from Chanderi in the Bundelkhand region of central India.
Fort Nalagarh surrounded by endless acres of greenery, with all modern amenities is an ideal retreat away from the madding crowd of metropolitan cities.
[edit] Geography
Nalagarh is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 372 metres (1220 feet). Nalagarh is a Semi Hilly Area. While the summers are hot and dry Winters are Dry and wet. Summers temperature does reach 45 degrees celsius, also it could be Humid, Which Make "Feel Temperature" at 50 degrees celsius. During rainy season strong winds are experienced. Yet Nalagarh Physically belongs to Himachal Pradesh but Look and feel of it is mostly like Punjab. It is a town Which is close to Pinjore in Haryana, to Ropar in Punjab. The averrage annual rainfall is 600mm. During the year 2007 it has gone up to 1250mm. The soil strata contains mixed layers of clay soil, river pebbles and coarse sand in layers of 2m to 3m.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Nalagarh had a population of 9433. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nalagarh has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Nalagarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Languages spoken
Punjabi, Pahadi, Hindi.
[edit] Roads
First thing you will notice about Nalagarh is the "Roads of Nalagarh". Nalagarh is quiet an industrial developing town, However the Roads of Nalagarh is quiet a concern. Few Roads that emerges / joins from/to Nalagarh are Ropar road, Pinjore road, Swarghat road. Swarghat road had bad fortunes from the beginning, it's a single line road which is marred by the Heavy Laden trucks. It may take a lot of jumps to reach your destination while trudging this road. Ropar road and Pinjore road have similar stories. Recently a bridge has been constructed between Ropar and Nalagarh on Sirsa River, which has helped the two towns to be connected smoothly. Presently The Road from Ropar to Nalagarh is being developed. Hopefully by this May '08 the work will be completed.
[edit] Industrialization
Nalagarh is growing with many variety of industries, as near by grown industry area Baddi is over flowing. Some of the major industries are GPI textiles, TVS Motor company limited etc.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nalagarh
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
[edit] External links
- Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Nalagarh
- [www.caravantraveltalk.com/nalagarh-fort.htm About Nalagarh Fort]
- [www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/n/nalagarh.html Raja VIJAYENDRA SINGH]
- [www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/n/nalagarh.html
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