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Dalhousie (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖəlɦɔːziː]) is a hill station, near town of Chamba in Chamba district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated on five hills and has an elevation of 1,970 m (6,460 ft) above sea level.
In 1908 the area of the station was estimated as being 1,500 square miles (3,885 km 2) along with the 20 square miles (52 km 2) of springs that are found on the property. [7] In the same year massive floods caused a huge tract of land 40 miles (64 km) long and the same width including parts neighbouring Macumba Station to be submerged following ...
Dalhousie has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 65.38%. Male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dalhousie, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Dalhousie is a very popular tourist destination with its most popular attraction is the Khajjiar Valley [9] [citation needed].
Dalhousie Station may represent: Dalhousie Station, Quebec , a town in Quebec Dalhousie station (Calgary) , a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Khajjiar is a hill station near the town of Chamba in Chamba district ofHimachal Pradesh, India, located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Dalhousie.It lies on a small plateau with a stream-fed lake at its center.
In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and recuperate from the arduous life on the plains". In the second half of the 19th century, there was a period of consolidation with few new hill stations. In the final phase, "hill stations reached their zenith in the late nineteenth ...
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The main Ravi River flows through the base of Dalhousie hill, past the Chamba town. It is at an elevation of 856 metres (2,807 ft) (where a long wooden bridge existed to cross the Ravi River). [13] It flows into the south-west, near Dalhousie, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhauladhar Range, before entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur and ...