Sawra

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Sawra
Saraswati Nagar
town
Sawra
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°07′23″N 77°45′04″E / 31.123°N 77.751°E / 31.123; 77.751Coordinates: 31°07′23″N 77°45′04″E / 31.123°N 77.751°E / 31.123; 77.751
Country  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Government
 • Type Gram panchayat
 • Paradhan Joginder Singh[1]
Elevation 1,465 m (4,806 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 171206
Vehicle registration HP-10

Sawra is a town in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Sawra is also known as Saraswati Nagar. It is a town located at the banks of Pabbar River and it is about 103 kilometres away from Shimla and 12 kilometres away from Rohru. Sawra is also famous for Sawra Kuddu Hydro Electric Project (111 MW).[2]

Geography

Hatkoti is located at 31°07′23″N 77°45′04″E / 31.123°N 77.751°E / 31.123; 77.751. It has an average elevation of 1,465 m.

Education

There are many schools and college located here. Some of the popular schools in the town are D.A.V. Public School, Shivalik Public School and Govt. Senior Secondary School. Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Degree College is also located in the town.

See Also

Nearby Cities and Towns :-

References

  1. ↑ Representatives elected during PRI elections held on December 2010"Representative Directory". Panchayati Raj Department, Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 2013-05-15. 
  2. ↑ Sawra Kuddu Hydroelectric Project "Introduction & Project Feature". HPPCB. Retrieved 2013-04-29. 
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