- Parwanoo
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state_name = Himachal Pradesh
district = Solan
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population_total = 8609| population_density =
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footnotes =Parwanoo is a city and a
municipal council inSolan district in theIndia n state ofHimachal Pradesh . It's an industrial town It bordersPanchkula district ofHaryana , and is after the towns ofPinjore andKalka on the Chandigarh Simla Highway. In fact it is separated by a river bed from the town of Kalka.Pinjore to Parwanoo is almost a continuous urban belt. From Pinjore there is also a road toBaddi . another nearby industrial town of Himachal.To cash in on its proximity to Chandigarh and Panchkula the government set up industrial sectors and gave incentives that invited many small scale units to set up shop here. Prominent among them are [http://www.indianessentialoils.com/ Kapco International Ltd] ,
Purolator , [http://www.morepen.com/ Morepen] ,Eicher (now sold to [http://www.tafe.com/ TAFE] [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052602270200.htm The Hindu Business Line : TAFE to acquire Eicher's tractor business for Rs 310 cr ] ] ), [http://www.samtelgroup.com Samtel] . Dalli on its northern outskirts (on the Simla highway) is famous for its meat pickle shops. A resort with a cable car called [http://www.timbresort.com/ Timber Trail] is a few miles north of the town on the Simla highway again.The town is 35 k.m from Chandigarh and 20 k.m from Panchkula. There is also a route to
Kasauli direct from Parwanoo, avoidingDharampur .Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Parwanoo had a population of 8609. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Parwanoo has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 71%. In Parwanoo, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.References
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