Dharampur, Solan

Dharampur
Bathol Dharampur
Town
Skyline of Dharampur
Dharampur
Coordinates: 30°54′00″N 77°01′05″E / 30.900°N 77.018°E / 30.900; 77.018
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictSolan
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
173209
S T D01792
Vehicle registrationHP-

Dharampur is a town located in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.[1] It is located in Kasauli tehsil, about 65 km from Shimla and 15 km from Kasauli on the National Highway 22. It is also connected by the Kalka-Shimla Railway line, it also serves as the railway station. It houses the first tuberculosis sanatorium in North India. C R.P.F. (Central Reserve Police Force) camp on N.H. 22 on Shimla Road.

Dharampur is situated on the Chandigarh – Shimla Highway.(NH5) It is also connected to Kalka through toy train. The toy train is one of the narrow gauge trains and so is a tourist attraction also as Dharampur is located near to Kasauli and bus connectivity to Kasauli is majorly through Dharampur.

References

  1. ^ Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (1 January 2007). Himalayan geology. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2012.