Give me rough view about himachal pradesh?

Question

manali

Answer 1

Himachal pradesh is situated in North India and because it is near to Himalaya is named accordingly..Shimla is the capital of Himachal and beautiful hill station.Other places to vist are Kulu,Manali,Dharmsala the Headquarter of Dalai Lama.You must vist Rohtang Pass which is on top and touches the Himalaya. Now is the right time to visit the state of Himachal.

Answer 2

The reply given by " Sanjay S " is really a informative one & i think it is quite sufficient. However, you can visit official website of Himachal Pradesh Govt, & HPTDC for more information.

Answer 3

Manali is one of the finest hill stations of world standard. The whole beauty of manali lies in travelling those valleys.

Answer 4

The earliest known inhabitants of the region were tribals called Dasas. Later, Aryans came and they assimilated in the tribes. In the later centuries, the hill chieftains accepted suzerainty of the Mauryan empire, the Kaushans, the Guptas and Kanuaj rulers. During the Mughal period, the Rajas of the hill states made some mutually agreed arrangements which governed their relations. In the 19th century, Ranjit Singh annexed/subjugated many of the states. When the British came, they defeated Gorkhas and entered into treaties with some Rajas and annexed the kingdoms of others. The situation more or less remained unchanged till 1947. After Independence, 30 princely states of the area were united and Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15th April, 1948. With the recognition of Punjab on 1st November, 1966, certain areas belonging to it were also included in Himachal Pradesh. On 25th January, 1971, Himachal Pradesh was made a full-fledged State.

The State is bordered by Jammu & Kashmir on North, Punjab on West and South-West, Haryana on South, Uttar Pradesh on South-East and China on the East.

ROAD CONNECTIONS

Himachal is connected by road with all the major Centre of North, some of the important entry point are: Parwanoo Kalka

Kala Amb

Ambala

Paonta Sahib Dehradun

Swarghat Ropar / Chandigarh

Chakki Pathankot

Talwara Mukerian

Una Hoshiarpur

BUS SERVICES:

Regular deluxe / semi deluxe / ordinary bus services to and from Shimla, Manali, Dharamsala, Baijnath, Dalhousie  from following major cities apart from other important stations of North India.1. Jaipur 6. Chandigarh

2. Delhi 7. Jalandhar

3. Gurgaon 8. Amritsar

4. Dehradun / Hardwar 9. Pathankot

5. Ambala 10. Jammu

HPTDC BUS SERVICE: Discover Himachal By HPTDC Transport having a large fleet of well maintained luxury coaches operating within and outside the State.  HPTDC also provides Buses, Tata Sumo, Jeeps on hire basis and organises Sight-Seeing Tours, Special Tours and Packages to meet the exclusive travel needs of tourists. For more information Click Here.

RAILWAY SERVICE

Trains from KALKA to SHIMLA  

Train No.       Name of Train          Dep Time      Arrival Time  

1 KS UP          Passanger                    04:00                09:20

241 UP            Shiwalik Express          05:15                10:00

251 UP            Kalka Shimla Mail         06:00                11:00

253 UP            Shiwalik Deluxe            06.30                11:15

                       (Holiday Special)

      UP            Passanger                    08:25                14:30

101UP             Rail Car                       11:35                 16:00

                       (On demand)

255 UP            Himalayan Queen         12:10                17:20

257 UP            Express (H/Special)      12:45                18:30





Trains from SHIMLA to KALKA    

Train No.       Name of Train          Dep Time      Arrival Time  

DOWN            Passenger                    08:25               14:20

258 DOWN      Holiday Special             09:25               15:15

256 DOWN      Himalayan Queen         10:30                16:00

102 DOWN      Rail Car  on Demand     11:35                16:00

                       (During Season)

2KS DOWN     Passenger                    14:25                20:15

254 DOWN      Holiday Special             15:50                21:15

                      (During Season)

242 DOWN      Shiwalik Deluxe                            

                       Express                       17:40                22:15

252 DOWN      Shimla Kalka Mail         18:15                23:00







For fare details and exact timings, kindly contact Tourist Information Centre at Tel : [phone]



Trains from  PATHANKOT TO JOGINDERNAGAR

Train No.        Dep Time       Arrival Time  

1PBJ                  02.40 AM             11.30 AM (Jogindernagar)

1PB                   04.30 AM              10.55 AM (Baijnath)

3PB                   07.10 AM              14.15 PM (Baijnath)

3PBJ                  09.25 AM              06.15 PM (Jogindernagar)

5PB                   01.00 PM              07.30 PM (Baijnath)

7PB                   04.40 PM              11.25 PM (Baijnath)

1JP                    05.40 PM                09.50 PM (Jwalamukhi Road)

Trains from  JOGINDERNAGAR TO PATHANKOT

Train No.        Dep Time                                           Arrival Time  

2JP                    04.50 AM (Jwalamukhi Road)                  08.45 AM

2PB                   04.20 AM (Baijnath)                                11.00 AM

4PB                   07.35 AM (Baijnath)                                02.40 PM

2PBJ                  07.20 AM (Jogindernagar)                       05.30 PM

6PB                   02.25 PM (Baijnath)                                09.20 PM

4PBJ                  12.25 PM (Jogindernagar)                       11.00 PM

8PB                    06.00 PM (Baijnath)                               11.59 PM

  

SHIVALIK DELUXE EXPRESS:

Journey time of 4:45 hours stopping enroute only at Barog

With a seating capacity of 120, this is a connecting service to Howrah-Kalka mail

Luxurious comfort of wall to wall carpeting, wider glass windows, reversible cushioned chairs, table for meals and improved toilet facilities

Improved lighting and installed music system for comfort and entertainment.

Microphones for communicating with guard and alarm bells to communicate with the driver in emergency.

Fare includes break-fast in the UP; and dinner in the DOWN direction.

SHIVALIK PALACE (TOURIST COACH):

Can accommodate up to six persons.

On board catering with exclusive kitchenware refrigerator installed and well equipped kitchen provided in the coach

Dinning table with beautiful cushioned chairs.

Folding cushioned beds for space and comfort, wall to wall carpeting, music system with electronic voice control, decorative lights and plants and luxurious ultra modern fittings in bathrooms.

Fare includes, complementary accomodation at Shimla in two retiring rooms for one day and free meals enroute.



AIR SERVICES

AIR DECCAN

Dep: Delhi

Arr: Dharamsala

(Gaggal) Dep: Pathankot Arr: Delhi

02.00 PM 03:45 PM 04.00 PM



Dep: Delhi Arr: Kullu Dep: Kullu Arr: Delhi

10.15 AM 11.30 AM 11.50 AM 01.10 PM



Dep: Delhi Arr: Shimla Dep: Shimla Arr: Delhi

08.30 AM 09.20 AM





                                          Fare Slab:  Minimum - Rs 3,000/-              Maximum Rs 7,250/-

For latest details about fares and flight timing, kindly contact at Tel No. 01902- 266226



AIR INDIA  (Flights twice in a week- Wednesday & Friday)

                                          Departure                   Arrival                       Departure                 Arrival

                    

                                 Delhi                          Kullu                                Kullu                     Delhi

                               07.15 AM                   08.25 AM                        08.45 AM                09.55 AM

                                        Fare Slab:  Minimum - Rs 3,525/-              Maximum Rs 8,465/-

For latest details about fares and flight timing, kindly contact at Tel No. 01902- 265747, 265727



JAGSON AIRLINES : Currently flights are closed but likely to be restart soon

For further information please contact Tourist Information Offices or Registered Travel Agents.

DISTANCES FROM MAJOR CITIES

Delhi - Manali 575 km

Delhi - Shimla 380 km

Delhi - Renuka 315 km

Delhi - Dharamshala 520 km

Delhi - Dalhousie 555 km

Delhi - Chamba 600 km

Delhi - Mandi 460 km

Delhi - Rewalsar 455 km

Delhi - Kasauli 325 km

Delhi - Barog 325 km

Delhi - Chail 380 km



Shimla - Manali 260 Km

Shimla - Mandi 150 km

Shimla - Palampur 235 km

Shimla - Dharamshala (via Mandi) 270 km

Shimla - Dharamshala (via Hamirpur) 240 km

Shimla - Dalhousie 336 km

Shimla - Sarahan 171 km

Shimla - Sangla 230 km

Shimla - Kalpa 244 km

Shimla - Nako 324 km

Shimla - Tabo 375 km

Shimla - Kaza 421 km

Shimla - Keylong (via Kunzum Pass) 609 km

Shimla - Jubbal 100 km

Shimla - Rohru 120 km

Shimla - Hatkoti 109 km

Shimla - Chirgaon 137 km

Shimla - Kasauli 075 km

Shimla - Renuka 165 km

Shimla - Dehradun 245 km

Shimla - Arki 052 km

Shimla - Nalagarh 139 km

Manali - Rohtang Pass 051 km

Manali - Keylong 130 km

Manali - Leh 475 km

Manali - Udaipur 150 km

Manali - Trilokinath 150 km

Manali - Kaza 200 km

Manali - Manikaran 085 km

Manali - Palampur 200 km

Manali - Dharamshala 235 km

Manali - Dalhousie 385 km

Manali - Chamba 402 km

Manali - Pathankot 325 km

Manali - Chandigarh 320 km

Manali - Kasauli 275 km

Manali - Shimla 260 km

Manali - Mandi 110 km



Dharamshala - Chamba 185 km

Dharamshala - Pathankot 090 km

Dharamshala - Chandigarh 252 km

Dharamshala - Chintpurni 078 km

Dharamshala - Jwalamukhi 054 km

Dharamshala - Mandi 125 km



Dalhousie - Chamba (via Banikhet) 056 km

Dalhousie - Chamba (via Khajjiar) 043 km

Dalhousie - Dharamshala 143 km

Dalhousie - Khajjiar 22 km

Dalhousie - Palampur 176 km

Dalhousie - Mandi 360 km

Dalhousie - Manali 390 km

Dalhousie - Shimla 336 km

Dalhousie - Chandigarh 300 km

Dalhousie - Amritsar 191 km

Dalhousie - Jammu 190 km



Chamba - Dharamshala 185 km

Chamba - Bharamaur 065 km

Chamba - Manimahesh 100 km

Chamba - Pathankot 119 km

Chamba - Shimla 378 km

Chamba - Manali 402 km



Pathankot - Dalhousie 080 km

Pathankot - Chamba 190 km

Pathankot - Dharamshala 090 km

Pathankot - Jwalaji 122 km

Pathankot - Chintpurni 125 km

Pathankot - Palampur 124 km

Pathankot - Manali 325 km

Pathankot - Shimla 295 km

Pathankot - Jammu 110 km

Pathankot - Amritsar 110 km

Pathankot - Delhi 475 km

Pathankot - Chandigarh 238 km



Chandigarh - Shimla 125 km

Chandigarh