Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Kangra
Nagarkot
City
Kangra is located in Himachal Pradesh
Kangra
Kangra
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Kangra is located in India
Kangra
Kangra
Kangra (India)
Coordinates: 32°06′11″N 76°16′24″E / 32.10306°N 76.27333°E / 32.10306; 76.27333
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Founded bySusharma Chand (234th ruler) in 1500 BC
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
733 m (2,405 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,528 Urban
 • Rank17 in HP
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialSanskrit[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP-36, HP-37, HP-38, HP-39, HP-40, HP-53, HP-54, HP-56, HP-68, HP-83, HP-88, HP-90, HP-94, HP-96, HP-97

Kangra is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as Nagarkot.[3]

Palampur
Kangra
  1. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune. Shimla. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).