Narkanda

Narkanda
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Narkanda Location of Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh and India
Coordinates	31°16′N 77°27′E / 31.27°N 77.45°E / 31.27; 77.45Coordinates: 31°16′N 77°27′E / 31.27°N 77.45°E / 31.27; 77.45
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District(s)	Shimla
Population	2,712 (2010[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 2,621 metres (8,599 ft)

Narkanda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shimla district in the Indian [[States and terri] of Himachal Pradesh. It is at an altitude of 2708 meters on the Hindustan Tibet road (NH 22) in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is about 65 km from Shimla and surrounded by the Shivalik Ranges that span a large part of Himachal Pradesh.

A refuelling station in Narkanda.

It is a skiing resort in winter. It connects Shimla with Rampur and a detour also goes to Thanedhar, the prime apple belt of Himachal Pradesh where Satyananda Stokes started the apple culture.

Geography

Narkanda is located at 31°16′N 77°27′E / 31.27°N 77.45°E / 31.27; 77.45.^[1] It has an average elevation of 2621 metres (8599 feet). Hatu Peak which is at 11000 ft is 5 km from Narkanda. Kotgarh is 16 km from Narkanda and famous for apple orchards. Satyanand Stokes brought the apple to this place and helped strengthen the economy of this area. Today Rs 3,000 Crore direct and indirect income is generated through apple production.Presently apple growers are shifting to bring their farm under cherry cultivation to fetch fast money in their pocket as holdings are marginalised due to population factor.The grandson of Mr. Stokes is experimenting to develop new variety of apple for better production.

Demographics

Narkanda town.

As of 2010^[update] India census,^[2] Narkanda had a population of 2712. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Narkanda has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 72%. In Narkanda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narkanda
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

• Official State Tourism website