Bangana town

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Bangana
Tehsil
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Bangana
Location in Una ; Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°36′50″N76°21′28″E / 31.6138°N 76.3579°E / 31.6138; 76.3579
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Government
  TypeGovernment of Himachal Pradesh
  BodyTehsil
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
  Total
4,000
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
174307
Telephone code01975
Vehicle registration HP 78
Nearest cityUna
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKuthlehar ( Bangana )
Civic agencyTehsil
Climate Hot and humid. (Köppen)
Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)

Bangana is a Tehsil of Una District in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located in the foothills of Solah Singhi Dhar (Lower Himalayas) in Una District of Himachal Pradesh, India. Ancient forts are located on the top of hill. It is said that Maharaja Sansar Chand built those forts. Lahore can be seen from these forts with the help of telescopes. District headquarters is 28km from here. Bangana has further two sub-tehsils Jol and Bihru

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History

Historically Bangana was a part of Kutlehar state. [1] Rajput Rajas from Pal Dynasty had ruled this state. After Kutlehar state's annexation to Panjab, it becomes part of Kangra district until 1972. After Kangra was trifucated into three parts (Kangra, Hamirpur, Una) then it became part of Una and served as tehsil headquarter.

Kutlehar Fort

There is a fort situated near Bangana. It is situated on a hill's top. Lahore can be seen with the help of a telescope from this fort. Dhauladhar mountain range can also be seen from this place.

Geography

Generally, terrain is hilly as it lies under the Solah Singhi Dhar range.

Transport

It is connected by road to all major towns of Himachal Pradesh. The nearest railway station is at Una and Nearest Airport is Kangra Airport.

Education

There are many government and private schools here. Government Degree College Bangana is a higher education center here. While Una is the nearest education hub for the town.[ citation needed ]

Tourism

Assembly constituency

Bangana comes under the area of Kutlehar Vidhan Sabha Constituency. Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janta Party are major political parties here. Sh. Vivek Sharma (Vicku) from INC (Indian National Congress) is the current MLA of Kutlehar. He defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate in June 2024 Bye Elections. [2]

References

  1. Princely states of India
  2. "Vivek Sharma Wins Kulehar Assembly bypoll - The Print" . Retrieved 4 June 2017.