Ichhi

Coordinates: 32°08′46″N 76°16′42″E / 32.146061°N 76.278389°E / 32.146061; 76.278389
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Ichhi
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176 209
Telephone code+91-1892
Vehicle registrationHP 40,HP 68,HP 01D,HP 02D
Websitewww.hpkangra.nic.in

Ichhi (also Ichhi Khas) is a village and a

. Ichhi village is 8 kilometres from Kangra.

Near to it 10 km Dharamshala has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. [2]

Description

Ichhi is a village in the reaches of the Kangra Valley and is surrounded by fields and trees. The suburbs include Jhikli Ichhi, Ansoli, Patola, Mastpur, Zamanabad Road ICHHI.

Etymology

Ichhi (Devanagari: इच्छी ; ITRANS: is a Hindi word (derived from Sanskrit)

In common Hindi usage, the word इगेतेश्वर refers to god Shiv.

Ichhi History

Before the Raj

Until the

Gurkhas
arrived to settle.

Settlement

"Ichhi village lies on a spur of the Dhaola Dhār, 6 miles north-east of Kāngra, in the midst of wild and picturesque scenery.
"Before the earthquake of 1905, it was very well populated.

In 1905, the

Kangra valley suffered a major earthquake. On 4 April of that year, the earth shook, demolishing much neighbouring city of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh . Altogether, the 1905 Kangra earthquake
killed 20,000 people. "1,625 persons perished at Dharamsāla alone."

Geography

Ichhi Village is located in the Kangra Valley, in the shadow of the Dhauladhar mountains.

The main crops grown in the valleys below are rice, wheat and vegetables.

Major suburbs

  • Ichhi Khas
  • Ichhi Upparli

Connections

Dharamshala town is reached by

Dharamshala Gaggal Airport codes|DHM|VIGG, about 12 km to the town's south and about 10 km north of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh town. To reach Dharamshala by train, one has to reach Kangra, Himachal Pradesh town by Kangra Valley Railway line from Pathankot
94 km away and then take a bus or a taxi.

Shaktipitha
is; the town is well connected by road to other parts of the country.

Buses of all classes (deluxe, air-conditioned, and regular) ply daily between Dharamshala and major cities such as Chandigarh, Delhi, and Shimla. Several buses each night connect McLeodGanj with Majnu Ka Tila, the Tibetan settlement in Delhi.

Climate

Climate data for Dharamsala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)
28.0
(82.4)
31.6
(88.9)
35.6
(96.1)
38.6
(101.5)
38.6
(101.5)
42.7
(108.9)
37.8
(100.0)
34.8
(94.6)
34.6
(94.3)
26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
42.7
(108.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
16.6
(61.9)
21.1
(70.0)
26.2
(79.2)
30.5
(86.9)
31.4
(88.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
24.8
(76.6)
20.7
(69.3)
16.7
(62.1)
23.5
(74.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
7.7
(45.9)
11.8
(53.2)
16.3
(61.3)
20.1
(68.2)
21.8
(71.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.2
(68.4)
18.7
(65.7)
15.3
(59.5)
10.7
(51.3)
7.4
(45.3)
14.7
(58.5)
Record low °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
−1.6
(29.1)
2.4
(36.3)
7.3
(45.1)
8.8
(47.8)
12.8
(55.0)
15.1
(59.2)
14.1
(57.4)
11.2
(52.2)
8.0
(46.4)
4.8
(40.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114.5
(4.51)
100.7
(3.96)
98.8
(3.89)
48.6
(1.91)
59.1
(2.33)
202.7
(7.98)
959.7
(37.78)
909.2
(35.80)
404.8
(15.94)
66.3
(2.61)
16.7
(0.66)
54.0
(2.13)
3,054.4
(120.25)
Average rainy days 6.1 5.4 5.8 4.0 4.6 9.3 22.0 22.2 12.8 3.1 1.2 2.9 99.4
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Dharamshala Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ FP Staff (28 August 2015). "Why only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about smart cities project". Firstpost.
  3. ^ "Seminar on Katoch dynasty trail". Tribune India. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2016. new findings by researchers suggest "the Katoch dynasty dates back to 8,000 years and its 300 rulers ruled in the pre-Mahabharata period and the present scion of this clan, Aditya Dev Katoch, is the 488th member of the clan in the lineage" The researchers claimed "this dynasty is not only the oldest ruling clan of India but also the oldest dynasty of the world and its founder, Adipursha, had come from Mongolia about 11,000 years back".
  4. ^ "Dharamsala Climatological Table Period: 1951–1980". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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