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Sanjauli | |
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 Sanjauli from hilltop | |
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| Coordinates: 31°06′14″N77°11′35″E / 31.103792°N 77.193031°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,310 m (7,580 ft) |
| PIN | 171006 |
Sanjauli is a major populous part of the city of Shimla, in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Sanjauli is located in the north-western ranges of the Himalayas, at an average altitude of 2,398 metres (7,867 ft) above mean sea level. [1] The main areas of the suburb comprises Sanjauli Bazaar, Engine Ghar, Cemetery Road, HB Colony, Chalaunthi, Sanjay Van, Dhingu Dhar, Shanan and Housing Board Colony and areas on the other side of the Sanjauli-Dhali tunnel built at the time when Shimla was the summer capital of British India. An area of unique architecture, there is a wide and long market area from Sanjauli Chowk to the tunnel. Sanjauli is situated below the Jakhu Hill and since 2008 there has been a bypass to Dhalli, which diverts from the main road near Government College and passes through Chalaunthi. It is accessible through the Circular road of Shimla as well as reachable on foot from Mall Road through Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, which takes 20-25 minutes on a leisurely walk. It is one of the most highly populated areas of Shimla, since it extends over a large distance. It is situated atop a slope of a hill, which extends right from the Dhingu temple at the top to the Dhalli bypass road at the bottom.
Sanjauli is home to the Government College Sanjauli, earlier Government College Shimla. This was the first degree college set up in Shimla in 1969 and the first to be conferred with the status of Centre Of Excellence in 2006. The college is affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University and stands close to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. Navbhar is the location of the St.Bede's College and Convent of Jesus and Mary School There are also other Government schools, primary schools and play schools for little kids.
Sanjauli has the largest hospital and medical college of the state i.e. IGMC in Snowdown area, it also has four another major hospitals. In the locality of Sanjauli there is also a Primary Health Care Center and private practitioners.
