Sarkaghat

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Sarkaghat
town
Sarkaghat Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°42′N 76°44′E / 31.70°N 76.73°E / 31.70; 76.73Coordinates: 31°42′N 76°44′E / 31.70°N 76.73°E / 31.70; 76.73
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Elevation	911 m (2,989 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,706
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Sarkaghat is a town, a nagar panchayat and Tehsil in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Geography

Sarkaghat is located at 31°42′N 76°44′E / 31.70°N 76.73°E / 31.70; 76.73.^[1] It has an average elevation of 911 metres (2,989 feet).

The Sarkaghat Bus Station connects Sarkaghat with Mandi and other major places. It is located in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh. The station is under the control of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC).

Kullu Manali Airport and Joginder Nagar Railway Station are the nearest major access points.

PPR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is also located at Sarkaghat.

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sarkaghat

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Districts	Mandi Shimla Solan Kangra Kullu Una Bilaspur Chamba Hamirpur Kinnaur Lahul and Spiti Sirmaur

Major cities	Mandi Shimla Solan Nahan Sundernagar Dharamshala

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Geography	Lakes Rivers Climate Protected areas

Education	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Green Hills Engineering College Himachal University IITT college of Engineering Indian Institute of Advanced Study Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Jaypee University of Information Technology Chitkara University Lawrence School University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT)

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Others	Bilaspur–Mandi–Leh railway Rohtang Tunnel

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