Kumarsain

Coordinates: 31°19′05″N 77°26′46″E / 31.318145°N 77.446189°E / 31.318145; 77.446189
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Kumarsain
Town
HP-95

Kumarsain (English:

Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Formerly under the British Raj, it was the capital of princely state of Kumharsain, which was one of the several states of the Punjab States Agency.[1] It is about 80 km from Shimla and famous for apple and cherry orchards.[2]

Kumarsain was founded in the

Rampur Bushahr
.

Geography

Kumarsain is located at 31°19′05″N 77°26′46″E / 31.318145°N 77.446189°E / 31.318145; 77.446189 and has an average elevation of 1,675 metres (5,495 ft). It is situated above the

Satluj river in the North-West Himalayas, about 80 km from Shimla
towards interior ranges. Kumarsain has many villages within its boundary namely Mateyog, Damali, Lathi, Bharara, Bai and Dethal.

Scenic view after sunset as seen from Kumarsain
Kumarsain during Snowfall

Tourist attractions around Kumarsain include Narkanda, Kotgarh-Thanedhar, Hatu Peak, Tani Jubbar Lake, Derthu Mata Temple

Himalayan cedar forest around Kumarsain

Government

Kumarsain was a Constituency of

Block.[7]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[8] Kumarsain had a population of 5,461. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kumarsain has an average literacy rate of 97.8%, much higher than the national average of 74.04% male literacy is 97%, and female literacy is 89%. In Kumarsain 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Kirat Singh, also known as Kirti Singh (later Rana Kirat Chand), who was an office holder and Jagirdar at the court of Raja Narayan Pal of

Punjab Hill States.[11][12]

Kumarsain State Symbol
Watercolour painting of Rana's house at Kumharsain by Baden Henry Powell, c.1872

[13]

Kumarsain's famous Hira Mahal (named after the 56th Rana of Kumharsain, "Hira Singh"), which served as the home to the Ranas of this princely state, was burnt because of an accidental fire that took place in the mahal on 25 December 2007.[14]

Hira Mahal in 2005

Also the first American apple tree grown in India was at

Satyanand Stokes in 1916.[15]

References

  1. ISBN 9788120609426
    .
  2. ^ "Apple and Cherry cultivation in Himachal Pradesh".
  3. ^ "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2003" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2007". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Tehsils in Shimla District".
  7. ^ "Subdivisions & Blocks in Shimla District".
  8. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  9. ISBN 9788173870941
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  10. ^ "Kumharsain (Princely State)".
  11. ISBN 9788173871634
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  12. ISBN 9788173870354
    .
  13. ^ "British Library (Online Gallery)".
  14. ^ "300 years old palace in HP reduced to ashes".
  15. ^ "Kotgarh "The apple bowl of India"".

External links

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