Nalagarh

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Nalagarh
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Nalagarh
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Nalagarh
Nalagarh (India)
Coordinates: 31°03′N76°43′E / 31.05°N 76.72°E / 31.05; 76.72
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,708
 • Rank 15 in HP
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Pahari
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration HP HP-12

Nalagarh is a city and a municipal committee, near the city of Solan in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Geography

Nalagarh is a gateway to Himachal Pradesh in North India, 95.6 km (59.4 mi) from Shimla, 300 km (190 mi) from Delhi and 60 km (37 mi) from Chandigarh.

History

The Fort of Nalagarh was built in 1421 during the reign of Raja Bikram Chand on a hillock at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas. It affords a panoramic view of the Shivalik hills beyond the Sirsa river and gave its name to the state. Nalagarh enjoyed indirect rule during the British Raj as a non-salute state.

In the early twentieth century, Nalagarh State was one of the Simla hill states, under the government of Punjab. [1] The country was overrun by Gurkhas for some years before 1815, when they were driven out by the British, and the raja was confirmed in possession of the territory. Grain and opium were the main agricultural products. [2]

Rulers

List of Rajas. [3] [4]
PeriodRajaDeath
1681 - 1701Dharm Chand
1701 - 1705Himmat Chand
1705 - 1761?Bhup Singh
1761? - 1762Man Chand(d. c.1762)
1762 - 1788Gaje Singh
1788 - 1803Ram Saran Singh (1st time)(b. c.1762 - d. 1848)
1803 - 1815occupied by Nepal
1815 - 1848Ram Saran Sungh (2nd time)(s.a.)
1848 - 1857Bije Singh(d. 1857)
1857 - 15 Jan 1860interregnum
15 Jan 1860 - Dec 1876Agar Singh(b. 1804 - d. 1876)
16 Dec 1876 - 18 Sep 1911Ishri Singh(b. 1836 - d. 1911)
18 Sep 1911 - 1946Jogindra Singh(b. 1877 - d. 1946)
1946 - 15 August 1947Surendra Singh (b. 1922 - d. 1971)

Ramshehar

Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs had established Ramshehar City, and shielded the residents of Ramshehar during 14th century.

Ramshehar was temporarily visited from Chandel Rajputs, during which Chandel Rajputs decided to establish Nalagarh.

Ramshehar Fort

Ramshehar Fort was built by Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs, which was supported by Raja Ram Chand in the 15th century.

Ramshehar Fort Resort is a Heritage property, which is located in Himachal 2.5 KMs from Ramshehar Bus Stand on Swarghat Road.

Governance

Nalagarh is a municipal council with 9 wards. Nalagarh area touches the areas of Ropar and Anandpur Sahib of Punjab. Nalagarh also lies in Puadh region where 'puadhi' spoke in late time but after partition when punjab,himachal or haryana and chandigarh state build, nalagarh and other area of nalagarh comes in Himachal pradesh. language spoken by the people are Hindi punjabi puadhi(due to influence of early punjabi) and pahari(peaple migrate from different area of himachal to nalagarh for work).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [5] Nalagarh had a population of 9,433. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nalagarh has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. 12% of the population is under 6.

In the 1961 Census of India, 78.4% of the Nalagarh tehsil of the then Ambala district registered as Hindi-speaking, 14.8% as Punjabi-speakers and 6.4% as Pahari-speaking.

RankLanguage1961 census [6]
1 Hindi 78.4%
2 Punjabi 14.8%
3 Pahari unspecified6.4%
4Other0.4%

According to 2011 census, [7] the Nalagarh Municipal Council has population of 10,708 of which 5,739 are males while 4,969 are females. Children age 0-6 number 1296 or 12.10%. The Female Sex Ratio is 866 against state average of 972. The Child Sex Ratio is around 914 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate is 90.03% higher than state average of 82.80%. Male literacy is around 93.07% while female literacy rate is 86.51%.

Economy

4,291 residents were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 3,309 were males while 982 were females. 93.08% were engaged in Main Work while 6.92% were engaged in Marginal Work.

Religion profile
Sr No Religion Percentage as per 2011 Census [8]
1 Hindu 82.01%
2 Muslim 10.14%
3 Christian 0.31%
4 Sikh 4.06%
5 Buddhist 0.02%
6 Jain 3.36%
7Others0.01%
8Not stated0.08%

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