Zakatkhana
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Zakatkhana is a village in the
Sutlej River. Zakatkhana lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Swarghat
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The name derives from zakat meaning "
Bhakhra Dam. To reach the village one can take NH 21 from Chandigarh
and after travelling 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Chandigarh there is a small hill station at Swarghat.
This village is also known as land of temples as it is the location of the Sidh baba Balak nath mandir and is also home to the Rupeshwar Mahadev and Maa Sherawali temples.
Zakatkhana Pin code is 174011 and people of Zakatkhana village use Hindi language for communication.
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