Chakrata | |
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Town | |
  Chakrata Location in Uttarakhand, India  Chakrata Chakrata (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′07″N 77°52′08″E / 30.702°N 77.869°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Elevation | 2,118 m (6,949 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,498 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | uk |
Chakrata is a cantonment town and also a sub district/tehsil, in Dehradun district[1] in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
It lies between the Tons and Yamuna rivers, at an elevation of 2118 m, 98 km from the state capital, Dehradun. Chakrata was originally a cantonment of the British Indian Army. To the west lies Himachal Pradesh, and to the east are Mussoorie (73 km) and Tehri Garhwal.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 802..