Dharampur, Kasauli
Dharampur is a town located in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.[1] It is located in Kasauli tehsil, about 65 km from Shimla and 15 km from Kasauli on the National Highway 22. It is also connected by the Kalka Shimla Railway Line. It houses the first tuberculosis sanatorium in North India. C R.P.F. (Central Reserve Police Force) camp on N.H. 22 on Shimla Road.
Dharampur
Bathol Dharampur | |
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village | |
 A view of the Dharampur Railway Station | |
  Dharampur | |
| Coordinates: 30.900°N 77.018°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, pahari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 173209 |
| S T D | 01792 |
| Vehicle registration | HP- |
| Nationalized Bank | Canara Bank, Subathu Road |
| central bank of india | State Bank of India |
Dharampur is situated on the Chandigarh - Shimla Highway.(NH5) It is also connected to Kalka through toy train. The toy train is one of the narrow gauge trains and so is a tourist attraction also as Dharampur is located near to Kasauli and bus connectivity to Kasauli is majorly through Dharampur.
References
- Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (1 January 2007). Himalayan geology. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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