Kandaghat
| Kandaghat | |
|---|---|
| town | |
|
Bird's View of Kandaghat, Himachal Pradesh | |
  Kandaghat  Kandaghat Location in Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′59″N 77°07′01″E / 30.983°N 77.117°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Elevation | 1,425 m (4,675 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 173215 [1] |
| Website | http://hpsolan.nic.in Official Website of Solan District |
Kandaghat is a small town & Tehsil (sub-district) in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India [2] which is situated on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway No. 22. The road to the famous tourist destination of Chail turns from Kandaghat which is at a distance of 29 km. The capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (earlier called Simla) is at a distance of 30 km.
Coordinates: 30°59′N 77°07′E / 30.983°N 77.117°E
Places of interest
- Sadhupul: Sadhupul is a small village in (dhalta) Himachal Pradesh between Solan and Chail, located at the site of a small bridge constructed over the hill river "Ashwini".
- Chail: Chail is 25 km from Kandaghat. The Chail Palace is well known for its architecture, the palace was built as summer retreat by the Maharaja of Patiala during the British Raj, on the land allotted to him by the British for former's assistance in the Anglo-Nepalese War.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.