Dharampur, Solan
Dharampur
Bathol Dharampur | |
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Town | |
Skyline of Dharampur | |
Dharampur | |
| Coordinates: 30°54′00″N 77°01′05″E / 30.900°N 77.018°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 173209 |
| S T D | 01792 |
| Vehicle registration | HP- |
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
- ^ Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (1 January 2007). Himalayan geology. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2012.