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Narkanda
Town in Himachal Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Narkanda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is at an elevation of 2708 meters on the Hindustan-Tibet Road (NH 5) in Himachal Pradesh, India within a fir (abies pindrow) forest. It is about 60 km away from Shimla and surrounded by the Himalayan Range.
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District | Shimla |
Tehsil | Kumarsain |
Elevation | 2,708 m (8,885 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 901 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 171213 |
Vehicle registration | HP-95 |
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It is a skiing resort in winter. It connects Shimla with Kumarsain and Rampur and a detour also goes to Kotgarh-Thanedhar, the prime apple belt of Himachal Pradesh where Satyananda Stokes started the apple culture.