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Sundar Nagar
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Sundar Nagar | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: suket | |
  Sundar Nagar Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Sundar Nagar Sundar Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′N 76°53′E / 31.53°N 76.88°ECoordinates: 31°32′N 76°53′E / 31.53°N 76.88°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Mandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union government |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 102,401 |
| • Rank | 8 in HP |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local Language | Mandayali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 175018 |
| Telephone code | 91-1907 |
| Vehicle registration | HP- HP-31 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | https://hpmandi.nic.in/tourist-place/sundernagar/ |
Sundar Nagar is a town and a municipal council in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Formerly it was a princely state, known as Suket.[2]
Geography[edit]
Sundar Nagar is located in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Its geographical coordinates are 31° 32' 0" North, 76° 53' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Sundar Nagar. The city has an average elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft).[2]
Demographic[edit]
According to 2011 Census of India, the town's population stood at 24,344.[1] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sundar Nagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 85%, and Female literacy is 78%. In Sundar Nagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport[edit]
| From | Distance |
| Delhi | 416 km |
| Manali | 125 km |
| Shimla | 140 km |
| Joginder Nagar | 85 km |
| Chandigarh | 175 km |
| Dharamshala | 218 km |
| Palampur | 115 km |
| Mandi | 25 km |
Sundar Nagar is situated on National Highway 154-New (older was NH21), 22 km from Mandi, and is well-connected by road to other places. Frequent bus services are available from Chandigarh, Delhi, Shimla, and Jammu for Sundar Nagar. The main bus stand is just above an open playing field, where the National Highway 21 continues along the left bank of river to Pandoh.
The nearest airport is Bhuntar, near Kullu, which is about 82 km from the town and the nearest broad-gauge railway station is Kiratpur Sahib which is about 105 km. Another broad-gauge railhead is at Pathankot, a distance of 210 km. From Pathankot, the narrow gauge railway connects to Joginder Nagar which is 80-km from Sundar Nagar.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Arogyavaram (1981–2010, extremes 1999–2011) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 61.9 (2.44) |
72.4 (2.85) |
78.1 (3.07) |
50.5 (1.99) |
83.1 (3.27) |
176.6 (6.95) |
348.8 (13.73) |
314.3 (12.37) |
137.1 (5.40) |
35.7 (1.41) |
13.2 (0.52) |
35.5 (1.40) |
1,407.4 (55.41) |
| Average rainy days | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 75.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 54 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 54 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Education[edit]
Government colleges:
- Government Polytechnic College, Sundernagar
- Government Sanskrit College, Sundernagar
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College
- Maharaja Laxman Sen Memorial College
- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College
Private colleges:
- Gayatri College of Education
- Himalayan College of Education
- Jagriti College
- Nandini College of Nursing
- Shri Sai School of Nursing
- Abhilashi Group of Institution
- Shirda Group of Institution
e-Governance Services Delivery Center[edit]
- Common Services Center (CSC), Deptt of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt Of India (Nearby New Manali Sweets & Bakers, HRTC Bus Stand, NH-21, Chd-Mandi-Manali National Highway)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sundarnagar Population Census 2011". Census 2011 India. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sundar Nagar". Official Website of Mandi district. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "Station: Sundernagar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 725–726. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
Further reading[edit]
- Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). History of the punjab Hill States, Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter VIII Suket State, pp. 340–372.
- History of Mandi
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