Kandaghat
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Kandaghat is a small town on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway No. 22 in the Solan District
of Himachal Pradesh
.Kandaghat is located at Latitude : 30.983 Longitude : 77.117. It can be located at http://www.tageo.com/index-e-in-v-11-d-m2914800.htm?Kandaghat. Situated at a height of 1425 metres Kandaghat enjoys moderate climate. The road to the famous tourist destination
of Chail turns from Kandaghat which is at a distance of 29 km. The capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (earlier called Simla) is at a distance of 30 km.
, the ruler of Patiala State wowed to build a summer capital for his state he chose Chail , he built his first palace at Kandaghat known as "Chail View Palace" from where he supervised the construction of the road to Chail and the famous Chail Palace. The Mahraja conferred Kandaghat with the status of a district and it was known as Kohistan. In the era of Maharajas it was a part of PEPSU
state (Patiala and East Punjab
States Union).
(Village Council) despite having urban character. For administrative purposes it is a Sub-Division and the local administration is presided by the SDM. The local body is presided by the 'Pradhan
' (Village Council Head). The Gram Panchayat of Kandaghat is known as Sirinagar. It has three polling stations. The present population is around 3000. The entire block of 23 gram panchayats has a population of 35,128 of which 18,085 are males and 17,051 are females as per the last census. The main religions are Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. The languages spoken are Hindi
, Punjabi
, Pahari
and English
while languages for writing are Hindi and English. In revenue circles Urdu
and Punjabi are also required as older land records are in Urdu and Punjabi.
Solan district
Solan district is one of the twelve districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. Solan town is the administrative headquarters of the district...
of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
.Kandaghat is located at Latitude : 30.983 Longitude : 77.117. It can be located at http://www.tageo.com/index-e-in-v-11-d-m2914800.htm?Kandaghat. Situated at a height of 1425 metres Kandaghat enjoys moderate climate. The road to the famous tourist destination
Tourist destination
A tourist destination is a city, town, or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions and possibly some "tourist traps."...
of Chail turns from Kandaghat which is at a distance of 29 km. The capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (earlier called Simla) is at a distance of 30 km.
History
When His late Highness Maharaja Bhupinder SinghMaharaja Bhupinder Singh
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938.- Biography :...
, the ruler of Patiala State wowed to build a summer capital for his state he chose Chail , he built his first palace at Kandaghat known as "Chail View Palace" from where he supervised the construction of the road to Chail and the famous Chail Palace. The Mahraja conferred Kandaghat with the status of a district and it was known as Kohistan. In the era of Maharajas it was a part of PEPSU
Patiala and East Punjab States Union
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union was a state of India from 1948-56. It was created by combining eight princely states: Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotla and Nalagarh. The state was inaugurated on July 15, 1948 and formally became a state of India in 1950. The...
state (Patiala and East Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
States Union).
Present profile
From its heyday as a district Kohistan is now Kandaghat and is a Gram PanchayatGram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
(Village Council) despite having urban character. For administrative purposes it is a Sub-Division and the local administration is presided by the SDM. The local body is presided by the 'Pradhan
Pradhan
Pradhan is a high, generally ministerial, title of Sanskrit origin in cultures of Hindu tradition, mainly in and around the Indian subcontinent. Pradhan literally means "Prime"...
' (Village Council Head). The Gram Panchayat of Kandaghat is known as Sirinagar. It has three polling stations. The present population is around 3000. The entire block of 23 gram panchayats has a population of 35,128 of which 18,085 are males and 17,051 are females as per the last census. The main religions are Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. The languages spoken are Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Pahari
Pahari languages
The Pahari languages are a geographic group of Indic languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east to the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the west.-Classification:The Pahari languages fall into three groups:*Eastern, consisting...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
while languages for writing are Hindi and English. In revenue circles Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and Punjabi are also required as older land records are in Urdu and Punjabi.