Hill stations are high-altitude towns for recreation, enjoyment and used as a place of refuge to escape the blistering heat in India during summertime. As India is a vast country with limited amounts of the coastal area most of its towns and districts face continental type of climate with summer being very hot so hill stations (as situated on high altitude due to which it faces low temperature) becomes an excellent spot to escape such hot and humid conditions as well as a place of enjoyment to spent quality time with your family and partner during summer break.
The Indian subcontinent has seven principal mountain ranges and the largest of all is the Himalayas that lies in the northern part of India. The famous peaks and ranges include the Kangchenjunga range in the Eastern Himalayas which frames the hill stations of Darjeeling and Gangtok as well as the Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand. The Shivalik range that also lies within the same region also has some famous hill stations that include Mussoorie, Drass, Dalhousie, Kullu, Shimla, Nainital and many more. [1]
Most of the hill stations in India were developed by the British around a central mall to get respite from the oppressive summer heat. Many have picturesque lakes as their focal point, making them excellent places for boating activities.
Most of the hill stations in India are located in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the Himalayas and in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu in Western ghats. [2] Some are located in Eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Some of the hill stations in India are listed below by state.
Since a number of these hill stations attract large numbers of tourists in summer as well as other times of the year, they are well connected by rail, road, and air services to major Indian cities.
Nandi Hills was developed by Ganga Dynasty in 11th century. [3] [4] It was also used by Tipu Sultan (1751 - 1799) as a summer retreat. [5]
Hill stations in British India were established for a variety of reasons. After the revolt of 1857 the "British sought further distance from what they saw as a "disease-ridden" land by escape to the Himalayas in the north and Nilgiri Hills in the south", a pattern which started even before 1857. Other factors included anxieties about the dangers of life in India, among them "fear of degeneration brought on by too long residence in a debilitating land." The hill stations were meant to reproduce the home country, illustrated in Lord Lytton's statement about Ootacamund, in the 1870s, "such beautiful English rain, such delicious English mud." [6] Shimla was officially made the "summer capital of India" in the 1860s and hill stations "served as vital centers of political and military power, especially after the 1857 revolt." [7] : 2
Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and recuperate from the arduous life on the plains". In the second half of the 19th century, there was a period of consolidation with few new hill stations. In the final phase, "hill stations reached their zenith in the late nineteenth century. The political importance of the official stations was underscored by the inauguration of large and costly public-building projects." [7] : 14
Siddharth Pandey analyses the femininity often ascribed to Indian hills stations, in their nomenclature (such as 'the Queen of hills', as claimed by Shimla, Ooty, and several other hill stations) as well as the visual aesthetic of their landscapes. He argues that compared to the 'terrifying, sublime landscape' of the high Himalayan peaks and ridges, the hill stations have a gentler aspect, manageable and conducive for domestication. With ideas of domesticity having been traditionally associated with the feminine and household spheres, hill stations, which were developed by the colonialists as 'homes away from home', acquired over time a sense of being feminine, in terms of both their natural as well as their architectural beauty. [8]
Place | District |
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Araku Valley | Visakhapatnam |
Chintapalle | Visakhapatnam |
Horsley Hills | Chittoor |
Lambasingi | Visakhapatnam |
Paderu | Visakhapatnam |
Papi Hills | East Godavari and West Godavari |
Sri Sailam | Kurnool |
Tirumala | Chittoor |
Guntaseema | Vishakapatnam |
Salur | Vizianagaram |
Maredumilli | East Godavari |
Mothugudem | Khammam and East Godavari |
Chintur | East Godavari |
Rajavommangi | East Godavari |
Doranala | Prakasam |
Giddalur | Prakasam |
Donkarayi | East Godavari |
Sileru | Vishakapatnam |
Rampachodavaram | East Godavari |
Cumbum hills | Prakasam |
Nekkanti | Prakasam |
Chinthala | Prakasam |
Ardhaveedu | Prakasam |
Peddarutla | Prakasam |
Killada | Srikakulam |
Seedhi | Srikakulam |
Guddam | Vizianagaram |
Kuneru | Vizianagaram |
Chaparai | East Godavari |
Polluru | East Godavari |
Pamuleru | East Godavari |
Musuru | East Godavari |
Gurtedu | East Godavari |
Kamavaram | West Godavari |
Koruteru | West Godavari |
Koida | West Godavari |
Tekuru | West Godavari |
Doramamidi | West Godavari |
Dengam | Vishakapatnam |
Darakonda | Vishakapatnam |
Paderu | Vishakapatnam |
Panasa | Vishakapatnam |
Pitakota | Vishakapatnam |
Kudumulu | Vishakapatnam |
Peddavalasa | Vishakapatnam |
Basula | Vishakapatnam |
Tulam | Vishakapatnam |
Bakuru | Vishakapatnam |
Borra | Vishakapatnam |
Gautham | Vishakapatnam |
Vayya | Vishakapatnam |
Sundipenta | Kurnool |
Place | District |
---|---|
Along | West Siang |
Bomdila | West Kameng |
Khonsa | Tirap |
Roing | Lower Dibang Valley |
Tawang | Tawang |
Ziro | Lower Subansiri |
Place | District |
---|---|
Haflong | Dima Hasao |
Hamren | West Karbi Anglong |
Jatinga | Dima Hasao |
Maibang | Dima Hasao |
Umrangso | Dima Hasao |
Place | District |
---|---|
Gurpa Hills | Gaya, India |
Rajgir hills | Nalanda, India |
Bateshwar hills | Bhagalpur,India |
Kaimur Range | Rohtas,India |
Place | District |
---|---|
Akash Nagar | Dantewada |
Amarkantak Lapha hill | Bilaspur |
Chirmiri | Koriya |
Mainpat | Surguja |
Place | District |
---|---|
Molem | South Goa |
Place | District |
---|---|
Ahwa | Dang |
Awala | Banaskantha |
Bardipada | Dang |
Dediyapada | Narmada |
Garvi | Dang |
Girnar | Junagadh |
Junaraj | Narmada |
Kapasiya | Banaskantha |
Karaza | Banaskantha |
Khoba | Valsad |
Koshmal | Dang |
Mahal | Dang |
Nilosi | Valsad |
Palitana | Bhavnagar |
Saputara | Dang |
Subir | Dang |
Sutharpada | Valsad |
Wilson Hills | Valsad |
Place | District |
---|---|
Morni | Panchkula |
Dhoshi -haryana
Place | District |
---|---|
Barog | Solan |
Barot | Mandi |
Chail | Solan |
Chamba | Chamba |
Chitkul | Kinnaur |
Dalhousie | Chamba |
Dharamshala | Kangra |
Kalpa | Kinnaur |
Kasol | Kullu |
Khajjiar | Chamba |
Kufri | Shimla |
Kullu | Kullu |
Manali | Kullu |
Mashobra | Shimla |
Narkanda | Shimla |
Palampur | Kangra |
Reckong Peo | Kinnaur |
Rohtang | Kullu |
Shimla | Shimla |
Triund | Kangra |
Tattapani | Mandi |
Kashmir region | Jammu region | ||
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Place | District | Place | District |
Aru | Anantnag | Bhaderwah | Doda |
Doodhpathri | Budgam | Lal Draman | Doda |
Gulmarg | Baramulla | Patnitop | Udhampur |
Pahalgam | Anantnag | Jantroon Dhar | Doda |
Sonamarg | Ganderbal | Lal Draman | Doda |
Srinagar | Srinagar | Bhal Padri | Doda |
Tosamaidan | Budgam | Bimal Nag | Kishtwar |
Yusmarg | Budgam |
Place | District |
---|---|
Meghahatuburu | West Singhbhum |
Netarhat | Latehar |
Patratu | Ramgarh |
McCluskieganj | Ranchi |
Place | District |
---|---|
Agumbe | Shimoga |
Baba Budangiri | Chikkamagaluru |
Biligiriranga Hills | Chamarajanagar |
Chikkamagaluru | Chikmagalur |
Charmadi | Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagaluru |
Dandeli | Uttara Kannada |
Devimane | Uttara Kannada |
Hulikal | Shimoga |
Jog | Shimoga |
Jogimatti | Chitradurga |
Jamalabad | Dakshina Kannada |
Kemmangundi | Chikkamagaluru |
Kodachadri | Shivamogga |
Kudremukh | Chikkamagaluru |
Koppa | Chikkamagaluru |
Kushalnagar | Kodagu |
Madhugiri | Madhugiri |
Madikeri | Kodagu |
Male Mahadeshwara Hills | Chamarajanagara |
Mudigere | Chikkamagaluru |
Mullayanagiri | Chikkamagaluru |
Nandi Hills | Chikkaballapur |
Pushpagiri | Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Kodagu |
Sakleshpur | Hassan |
Sirsi | Uttara Kannada |
Somwarpet | Kodagu |
Skandagiri | Chikkaballapura |
Virajpet | Kodagu |
Place | District |
---|---|
Achenkovil | Pathnamthitta |
Agali | Palakkad |
Agasthiyamalai | Thiruvananthapuram |
Ambanad Hills | Kollam |
Ambalavayal | Wayanad |
Arimbra Hills, Malappuram | Malappuram |
Anakkampoyil | Kozhikode |
Anchuruli | Idukki |
Aralam | Kannur |
Anakkara | Idukki |
Amboori | Thiruvananthapuram |
Aryankavu | Kollam |
Athirapally | Thrissur |
Ayyampuzha | Ernakulam |
Ayyankunnu | Wayanad |
Banasura Hill | Wayanad |
Bison Valley | Idukki |
Bonacaud | Thiruvananthapuram |
Brimore | Thiruvananthapuram |
Chadayamangalam | Kollam District |
Charalkunnu | Pathanamthitta |
Chathurangappara | Idukki |
Cheemeni | Kasargod |
Chinnakanal | Idukki |
Chittar | Pathanamthitta |
Devikulam | Idukki |
Dharmathadka | Kasargod |
Elapeedika | Kannur |
Elappara | Idukki |
Ezhimala | Kannur |
Gavi | Pathanamthitta |
Ilaveezha Poonchira | Idukki |
Illikkal Kallu | Kotayam |
Iritty | Kannur |
Kakkadampoyil | Kozhikode |
Kallar | Thiruvananthapuram |
Kalpetta | Wayanad |
Kambilikandam | Idukki |
Kanthalloor | Idukki |
Karapuzha Dam | Wayanad |
Kattappana | Idukki |
Kinnakorai | Palakkad |
Kulamavu Dam | Idukki |
Kulathupuzha | Kollam |
Kodanad | Ernakulam |
Kodikuthimala | Malappuram |
Konni | Pathnamthitta |
Koorachundu | Kozhikode |
Kottancheri Hills | Kasaragod |
Kottiyoor | Kannur District |
Kulathupuzha | Kollam |
Kumily | Idukki |
Kuttampuzha | Ernakulam |
Kuttikkanam | Idukki |
Lakkidi | Wayanad |
Madayipara | Kannur |
Malakkappara | Thrissur |
Malayattur | Ernakulam |
Malom | Kasargod |
Mananthavady | Wayanad |
Maniyar | Pathanamthitta |
Marayoor | Idukki |
Melukavu | Kotayam |
Meppadi | Wayanad |
Moolamattom | Idukki |
Mundakayam | Kottayam |
Munnar | Idukki |
Muthanga | Wayanad |
Nedumkandam | Idukki District |
Nelliampathi | Palakkad |
Padavayal | Palakkad |
Painavu | Idukki |
Pakshi Pathalam | Wayanad |
Panchalimedu | Idukki |
Parambikulam | Palakkad |
Parunthumpara | Idukki |
Pathanamthitta | Pathanamthitta |
Peermade | Idukki |
Peruvannamuzhi | Kozhikode |
Ponmudi | Thiruvananthapuram |
Poomala | Thrissur |
Poonjar | Kottayam |
Ramakkalmedu | Idukki |
Ranipuram | Kasaragod |
Ranni | Pathnamthitta |
Santhanpara | Idukki District |
Seethathode | Pathanamthitta |
Soordelu Hill Station | Kasargod |
Sulthan Bathery | Wayanad |
Suryanelli | Idukki |
Teekoy | Kotayam |
Thattekkad | Ernakulam |
Thekkady | Idukki |
Thenmala | Kollam |
Thodupuzha | Idukki District |
Tirunelli | Wayanad |
Udumbanchola | Idukki |
Vagamon | Idukki |
Vaithalmala | Kannur |
Vandiperiyar | Idukki |
Vaduvanchal | Wayanad |
Vandanmedu | Idukki |
Vattavada | Idukki |
Vazhachal | Thrissur |
Vazhichal | Thiruvananthapuram |
Vellarimala | Kozhikode |
Vithura | Thiruvananthapuram |
Vythiri | Wayanad |
Place | District |
---|---|
Drass | Kargil |
Kargil | Kargil |
Leh | Leh |
Place | District |
---|---|
Amarkantak | Anuppur |
Pachmarhi | Narmadapuram |
Place | District |
---|---|
Antur | Aurangabad |
Amba ghat | Kolhapur |
Ambenali hills | Satara and Raigad |
Amboli | Sindhudurg |
Amshi | Satara |
Bambarde | Sindhudurg |
Bhandardara | Ahmednagar |
Bhildari | Aurangabad |
Bhor ghats | Pune |
Birmani | Satara |
Chikhaldara | Amravati |
Dahel | Nandurbar |
Dandhari | Gondia |
Darrekasa | Gondia |
Deosur | Gadchiroli |
Fukeri | Sindhudurg |
Hatlot | Satara |
Hirdoshi | Pune |
Hemalkasa | Gadchiroli |
Igatpuri | Nashik |
Jamnya | Jalgaon |
Jawhar | Palghar |
Jimalgatta | Gadchiroli |
Kaladgad | Ahmednagar |
Kalavantin durg | Raigad |
Karjat | Raigad |
Karnala Fort | Raigad |
Khandala | Pune |
Kinjale | Ratnagiri |
Kopela | Gadchiroli |
Kuroshi | Satara |
Lavasa | Pune |
Lonavala | Pune |
Mahabaleshwar | Satara |
Malewada hills | Gondia and Gadchiroli |
Malshej Ghat | Thane and Ahmednagar |
Matheran | Raigad |
Mhaismal | Aurangabad |
Naneghat | Pune |
Nawaja | Satara |
Panchgani | Satara |
Pofali | Ratnagiri |
Pokur | Gadchiroli |
Rampurwadi | Aurangabad |
Ratangad | Ahmednagar |
Saleghat | Nagpur |
Shindi | Satara |
Tamhini Ghat | Pune |
Tangala | Chandrapur |
Toranmal | Nandurbar |
Thippa | Chandrapur |
Uchat | Satara |
Toranmal | Nandurbar |
Asthamba | Nandurbar |
Aamby Valley City | Pune |
Place | District |
---|---|
Chandel | Chandel |
Churachandpur | Churachandpur |
Kaina | Thoubal |
Kamjong | Kamjong |
Kangpokpi | Kangpokpi |
Noney | Noney |
Pherzawl | Pherzawl |
Sadar Hills | Kangpokpi |
Senapati | Senapati |
Tamenglong | Tamenglong |
Tengnoupal | Tengnoupal |
Ukhrul | Ukhrul |
Place | District |
---|---|
Cherrapunjee | East Khasi Hills |
Dawki | West Jaintia Hills |
Jowai | West Jaintia Hills |
Mawlynnong | East Khasi Hills |
Mawsynram | East Khasi Hills |
Shillong | East Khasi Hills |
Nongnah | West Khasi Hills |
Place | District |
---|---|
Champhai | Champhai |
Hmuifang | Aizawl District |
Lunglei | Lunglei |
Mamit | Mamit |
Reiek | Aizawl District |
Place | District |
---|---|
Dzüko Valley | Kohima |
Kohima | Kohima |
Pfütsero | Phek |
Place | District |
---|---|
Banigocha | Nayagarh |
Bolagarh hills | Gajapati |
Burakhat | Gajapati |
Daringbadi | Kandhmal |
Deomali | Koraput |
Doganda | Malkangiri |
Gopinathpur | Mayurbhanj |
Gorumahisani hills | Mayurbhanj |
Guma | Rayagada |
Gurundi | Sundergarh |
Jakham | Kalahandi |
Jiranga | Gajapati |
Jurundi | Mayurbhanj |
Kalimela | Malkangiri |
Khairput hills | Malkangiri |
Khajurai | Ganjam |
Khajurdihi Range | Sundergarh |
Khallikote hills | Nayagarh |
Khandapada hills | Nayagarh |
Kiriburu | Keonjhar |
Koraput | Koraput |
Labangi | Angul |
Lamberi | Rayagada |
Lulung | Mayurbhanj |
Mahulpatna | Kalahandi |
Parshuram Kunda | Ganjam |
Patel | Malkangiri |
Phulabani | Kandhamal |
Sukhuapata hills | Balasore |
Tensa | Sundergarh |
Mahendragiri | Gajapati |
Malayagiri hills | Angul |
Nalaghat | Gajapati |
Narayanpatna | Koraput |
Niyamagiri hills | Kalahandi and Rayagada |
Nuagada | Gajapati |
Pampasar | Angul |
Sagada | Kalkandi |
Seranga | Gajapati |
Supali | Malkangiri |
Tikarpada | Angul |
Place | District |
---|---|
Akhi | Sirohi |
Gurad | Udaipur |
Hundla | Udaipur |
Manasi | Udaipur |
Mount Abu | Sirohi |
Nidh | Baran |
Seeta Mata hills | Chittorgarh and Banswara |
Shahabad | Baran |
Telni | Baran |
Place | District |
---|---|
Dzuluk | East Sikkim |
Gangtok | East Sikkim |
Gyalshing | West Sikkim |
Lachen | North Sikkim |
Lachung | North Sikkim |
Namchi | South Sikkim |
Pelling | West Sikkim |
Phodong | North Sikkim |
Rangpo | East Sikkim |
Ravangla | South Sikkim |
Soreng | West Sikkim |
Yuksom | West Sikkim |
Yumthang | North Sikkim |
Place | District |
---|---|
Adukkam | Dindigul |
Agastyamalai | Tirunelveli |
Agamalai | Theni |
Aginda peak | Nilgiris |
Alancholai | Kannyakumari |
Anaikatti | Coimbatore |
Arangam | Salem |
Aravatla | Vellore |
Arasaradi hills | Theni |
Attakatti | Coimbatore |
Azhwar Malai | Kallakurichi |
Bellikkal | Nilgiris |
Bargur | Erode |
Bikketti | Nilgiris |
Bodimettu | Theni |
Chinna Kallar | Coimbatore |
Cinkona | Coimbatore |
Chinnar | Tiruppur |
Connoor | Nilgiris |
Cumbummettu | Theni |
Cherambadi | Nilgiris |
Devala | Nilgiris |
Devarshola | Nilgiris |
Dottabetta | Nilgiris |
Elamanam hills | Tiruchirappalli |
Elavadi | Salem |
Elumalai hills | Madhurai |
Gangavalli hills | Salem and Tiruchirappalli |
Germalam hills | Erode |
Gudalur | Nilgris |
Gundri | Erode |
Gurumalai | Tiruppur |
Guthiyalathur | Erode |
Huligal | Nilgiris |
Hullathy | Nilgiris |
Ittarai | Erode |
Janglapalli | Vellore |
Palamathi hills | Vellore |
Kanchanagiri (Mini Munnar) | Vellore-Ranipet Metro Area |
Chenganatham hills | Vellore |
Jarugumalai | Salem |
Javadi Hills | Tiruvannamalai and Vellore |
Kadambur | Erode |
Kadayal | Kannyakumari |
Mundanthurai | Tirunelveli |
Kadanad | Nilgiris |
Kadavur Valley | Karur |
Kambalai | Dharmapuri |
Kanamalai | Tiruvannamalai |
Kanjamalai | Salem |
Kariyalur | Kallakurichi |
Karumutty | Tiruppur |
Kavunji | Dindigul |
Kinnakorai | Nilgiris |
Kodanad | Nilgiris |
Kolaribetta | Nilgiris |
Koraiyar hills | Perambalur |
Kottagudi | Theni |
Kottaimalai | Tiruvannamalai |
Kunnur | Salem |
Manjampatti Valley | Tiruppur |
Mannavanur | Dindigul |
Mavallam | Erode |
Mekkarai | Tirunelveli |
Mettur hills | Salem and Dharmapuri |
Mukurthi hills | Nilgiris |
Mulli | Nilgiris |
Muthukuzivayal | Kannyakumari |
Kallar hills | Coimbatore |
Ketti Valley | Nilgiris |
Kalrayan Hills | Kallakurichi and Salem |
Kannamangalam hills | Vellore |
Kodayar hills | Kanyakumari |
Keeriparai | Kannyakumari |
Kilavarai | Dindigul |
Kilkunda | Nilgris |
Kodaikanal | Dindigul |
Pandrimalai | Dindigul |
Palliparai | Namakkal |
Pathukani | Kannyakumari |
Pattipadi | Salem |
Periyur | Dindigul |
Perumalmalai | Dindigul |
Ponmani | Kannyakumari |
Poombarai | Dindigul |
Puthuputhur | Dindigul |
Kolli Hills | Namakkal |
Kolukkumalai | Theni |
Kookal | Dindigul |
Kotagiri | Nilgiris |
Kurangani | Theni |
Kumbur | Dindigul |
Mancode | Kannyakumari |
Manjolai | Tirunelveli |
Highwavys | Theni |
Masinagudi | Nilgiris |
Manthal | Theni |
Melagiri | Krishnagiri |
Thali | Krishnagiri |
Nagalur | Salem |
Nagoor hills | Tiruchirappalli and Perambalur |
Navamalai | Coimbatore |
Nayakkaneri hills | Vellore |
Oosimalai | Erode |
Ooty, Udhagamandalam | Nilgiris |
O'valley | Nilgiris |
Pechiparai | Kanyakumari |
Pachaimalai Hills | Tiruchirappalli |
Pandalur | Nilgiris |
Perunchilambu | Kannyakumari |
Poondi | Dindigul |
Puliancholai hills | Tiruchirappalli |
Ramakkalmedu | Theni |
Rangampettai | Vellore |
Reddiyur | Vellore |
Hasanur | Erode |
Serapattu | Kallakurichi |
Sholur | Nilgiris |
Sirukundra | Coimbatore |
Sirumalai | Dindigul |
Sitteri | Dharmapuri |
Sittling hills | Dharmapuri |
Sujalkarai | Erode |
Sathuragiri hills | Madhurai |
Thaishola | Nilgiris |
Thirumoorthy hills | Tiruppur |
Thirparappu | Kannyakumari |
Thengumarahada | Erode |
Topslip | Coimbatore |
Valparai | Coimbatore |
Wellington | Nilgiris |
Yelagiri | Vellore |
Yercaud | Salem |
Vachathi | Dharmapuri |
Valaikulam | Virudhunagar |
Varusanad hills | Madhurai and Theni |
Place | District |
---|---|
Ananthagiri Hills | Vikarabad |
Place | District |
---|---|
Jampui Hills | North Tripura |
Place | District |
---|---|
Algarah | Kalimpong |
Ajodhya Hills | Purulia |
Bagrakote | Kalimpong |
Bandwan | Purulia |
Belgeria | Purulia |
Bindu | Kalimpong |
Bijanbari | Darjeeling |
Buxa | Alipurduar |
Chaltha | Bankura |
Chatakpur | Darjeeling |
Darjeeling | Darjeeling |
Dhotrey | Darjeeling |
Dudhia | Jalpaiguri |
Ghoom | Darjeeling |
Gorkhey | Darjeeling |
Gorubathan | Kalimpong |
Gumbadara | Darjeeling |
Hasimara | Alipurduar |
Hatta | Darjeeling |
Icche Gaon | Kalimpong |
Jorpokhri | Darjeeling |
Jayanti | Alipurduar |
Jaigaon | Alipurduar |
Jhalong | Kalimpong |
Kalijhora | Kalimpong |
Kalimpong | Kalimpong |
Kankiabong | Darjeeling |
Karmi | Darjeeling |
Karru | Purulia |
Kolakham | Kalimpong |
Kolbong | Darjeeling |
Kumargram | Alipurduar |
Kunchia | Purulia |
Kurseong | Darjeeling |
Labha | Kalimpong |
Lava | Kalimpong |
Lamagaon | Darjeeling |
Lepcha Jagat | Darjeeling |
Lepchakha | Alipurduar |
Lodhoma | Darjeeling |
Loleygaon | Kalimpong |
Makhnu | Bankura |
Mane | Darjeeling |
Mangpu | Darjeeling |
Mirik | Darjeeling |
Mulkarkha | Kalimpong |
Pankhabari | Darjeeling |
Pedong | Kalimpong |
Phalut | Darjeeling |
Pulbazar | Darjeeling |
Rammam | Darjeeling |
Ranibandh | Bankura |
Relling | Darjeeling |
Rimbick | Darjeeling |
Rishyap | Kalimpong |
Samsing | Darjeeling/Jalpaiguri |
Sandakphu | Darjeeling/Ilam (Nepal) |
Sevoke | Darjeeling |
Sillery Gaon | Kalimpong |
Sonada | Darjeeling |
Soureni | Darjeeling |
Takdah | Darjeeling |
Tonglu | Darjeeling |
Totopara | Alipurduar |
Turturi | Alipurduar |
Yakrabong | Darjeeling |
India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu by, passing parts of Karnataka and Telangana on the way. They are eroded and cut through by four major rivers of peninsular India, the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. Sitamma Konda is the highest point in both Andhra Pradesh and the Eastern Ghats at 1,680 metres (5,510 ft). The Biligiriranga Hills in Karnataka are the tallest hill range in the Eastern Ghats, with many peaks above 1500 m in height.
Shimla is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city became the capital of East Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial, cultural and educational centre of the state.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi. It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east. The rebellion posed a military threat to British power in that region, and was contained only with the rebels' defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858. On 1 November 1858, the British granted amnesty to all rebels not involved in murder, though they did not declare the hostilities to have formally ended until 8 July 1859.
A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The English term was originally used mostly in colonial Asia, but also in Africa, for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges from the summer heat and, as Dale Kennedy observes about the Indian context, "the hill station (...) was seen as an exclusive British preserve: here it was possible to render the Indian into an outsider". The term is still used in present day, particularly in India, which has the largest number of hill stations, most are situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 to 2,500 metres.
Manali is a town, near Kullu town in Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the northern end of the Kullu Valley, formed by the Beas River. The town is located in the Kullu district, approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of the state capital of Shimla and 544 kilometres (338 mi) northeast of the national capital of New Delhi. With a population of 8,096 people recorded in the 2011 Indian census Manali is the beginning of an ancient trade route through Lahaul (H.P) and Ladakh, over the Karakoram Pass and onto Yarkand and Hotan in the Tarim Basin of China. Manali is a popular tourist destination in India and serves as the gateway to the Lahaul and Spiti district as well as the city of Leh in Ladakh.
North India, also called Northern India or simply the North, is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia. In a sometimes administrative sense, North India may be used to denote the Indo-Gangetic Plain within this broader expanse, stretching from the Ganga-Yamuna Doab to the Thar Desert. Historically, it may refer to the northern region of the Indian subcontinent where speakers of Indo-Aryan languages form a prominent majority population.
A cantonment is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, a cantonment refers to a permanent military station. In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section of a fort or other military installation," such as Fort Cavazos.
Chharabra is a small village situated approximately 8250 feet above sea level, 13 km from Shimla, India, on National Highway 22.
The Punjab States Agency was an agency of the British Raj. The agency was created in 1921, on the model of the Central India Agency and Rajputana Agency, and dealt with forty princely states in northwest India formerly dealt with by the Province of Punjab.
Almora is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. The Koshi (Kaushiki) and Suyal (Salmale) rivers flow along the city and snow-capped Himalayas can be seen in the background.
The Tākri script is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. It is derived from the Sharada script formerly employed for Kashmiri. It is the sister script of Laṇḍā scripts. It has another variant Dogra Takri employed in Jammu region. There are numerous varieties present throughout Himachal Pradesh. Until the late 1940s, the adapted version of the script was the official script for writing Dogri in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Throughout the history, different kingdoms of what now forms Himachal Pradesh used their own variety to maintain their records. The Takri script used in Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh and in the adjacent region of Jaunsar-Bawar in Uttarakhand has some distinction.
Himachal Pradesh was established in 1948 as a Chief Commissioner's Province within the Union of India. The province comprised the hill districts around Shimla and southern hill areas of the former Punjab region. Himachal became a part C state on 1951 with the implementation of the Constitution of India. Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union.
The Indian Himalayan Region is the section of the Himalayas within the Republic of India, spanning thirteen Indian states and union territories, namely Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. The region is responsible for providing water to a large part of the Indian subcontinent and contains various flora and fauna.
The Western Himalayas refers to the western half of the Himalayas, in northwestern India and northern Pakistan. Four of the five tributaries of the Indus River in Punjab rise in the Western Himalayas; while the fifth, the Sutlej cuts through the range after rising in Tibet.
The Uttarakhand movement refers to the events of statehood activism within the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh which ultimately resulted in the formation of Uttarakhand, India as a separate state.
Tourism in Himachal Pradesh relates to tourism in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. This is popularly renowned for its Himalayan landscapes and popular hill-stations. Many outdoor activities such as rock climbing, mountain biking, paragliding, ice-skating, trekking, rafting, and heli-skiing are popular tourist attractions in Himachal Pradesh.
Events in the year 1854 in India.
Siddharth Pandey is a writer, literary scholar, cultural historian, curator, and photographer from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. His writings on Indian hill stations, popular culture, and materiality studies have appeared in academic publications as well as various Indian national-level English newspapers and online news forums. His landscape and architecture photographs have featured in solo and thematic exhibitions in India and the United Kingdom, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum at London. His first book of poetry, Fossil (2021), was a finalist for the Banff Mountain Book Awards in 2022.