Rajgarh, Himachal Pradesh

Rajgarh
Rajgarh
town
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Rajgarh is a town and a

Raghuvanshi

lineage.

Geography

Rajgarh is located at 30°51′N 77°18′E / 30.85°N 77.3°E / 30.85; 77.3. ^[1] It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (5,102 feet). ^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Rajgarh had a population of 2,527. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Rajgarh has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Popularly known as the

Raghuvanshi lineage, who used the title Maharaja. Rajgarh is about 40 km from Solan. At Rajgarh, rest houses belonging to the PWD and Forest Department are available for visitors, besides private hotels and guest houses.^{[citation needed}

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The people of Rajgarh are religious and worship Shiva Durga. The local Shaya temple of Lord Shirgul has a mammoth following. According to a legend, Lord Shirgul first came to Shaya village and later settled in Churdhar Mountain at a height of 12,000 feet.

The Baru Sahib Gurdwara also lies in this valley, and is 29 km from Rajgarh. It is located beyond Kheri on the banks of a tributary of the Giri River.

The adjacent

Habban contains thick pine fir, kail, baan and deodar forests, as well as orchards of apples and peaches. The climate is moderate year-round and in winter, Habban occasionally has snow. Habban is about 70 km from Solan via Yashwant Nagar and Rajgarh. The town of Haripurdhar is about a two-hour journey from Rajgarh and is famous for the Bhangayani Temple, dedicated to a god sister of Lord Shirgul, the principal deity whose seat is at Churdhar. PWD rest houses and a trekker's hut are available for travellers, besides the Sarai in the temple. Nohradhar, which lies halfway between Rajgarh and Haripurdhar, is a base for trekking to Churdhar

, with routes including Sailpaw-Dokhta-Churdhar (7 km), Haripurdhar-Churdhar (17 km), Nohradhar-Churdhar (14 km), Sarahan-Churdhar (7 km), and Habban-Churdhar (15 km).

References

^ "Rajgarh, India Page". Falling Rain. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[fallingrain-1] "Rajgarh, India Page". Falling Rain. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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