Ghanari

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Ghanari
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Coordinates: 31°43′12″N76°01′30″E / 31.720°N 76.025°E / 31.720; 76.025
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
  Total5,000
Languages
  Official English|Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
177212
Telephone code01976
Vehicle registration HP-19AA, HP-19AB, HP-72 (District RTO)
Nearest city Hoshiarpur, Talwara, Una, Chintpurni
Lok Sabha constituencyHamirpur
Climate Hot and humid. (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)

Ghanari is the headquarter of Tehsil Ghanari in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It comes under Gagret vidhan sabha constituency and shares border with Punjab and lies on the bank of the seasonal Swan River. It is situated in plains of District Una.

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Origin of name Ghanari lies in two Sanskrit words Ghan(घन) which means clouds and ari(अरी) which means enemy. It is said that a lot of times in past it used to rain in all surrounding places but not in Ghanari. Thats why this place was named Ghanari(Ghan + Ari).

Ghanari is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from both Gagret and Daulatpur, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Hoshiarpur, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Talwara, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) from district headquarters at Una, Himachal Pradesh.

People

The local language is Kandi dialect of Punjabi while Hindi and English are used for official purpose. The population of Ghanari is around 4600. Most of people of Ghanari belong to the Education Department, explaining Ghanari's fame for its teachers.

Ghanari has given many soldiers and officers to Indian Armed Forces including a winner of sword of honour at Indian Military Academy.

Climatic conditions

In summer, Ghanari's temperature reaches up to 46-47 degrees celsius and in winters it falls to -2 degrees celsius.

Education

In 2011, literacy rate of Ghanari was 91.56% compared to 82.80% of Himachal Pradesh. Male literacy stands at 97.00% while female literacy rate was 86.43%.

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