Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Palampur
Town
Palampur is located in Himachal Pradesh
Palampur
Palampur
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Palampur is located in India
Palampur
Palampur
Palampur (India)
Palampur is located in Asia
Palampur
Palampur
Palampur (Asia)
Coordinates: 32°06′35″N 76°32′12″E / 32.109722°N 76.536641°E / 32.109722; 76.536641
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Named forCombination of 3 words-Pani, Alam & Pur, meaning "lots of water" in local parlance[3]
Member of legislative AssemblyAshish Butail[4]
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation Palampur[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Elevation
1,256 m (4,121 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,385[1][2]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[6]
 • Additional officialSanskrit[7]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176061
Telephone code+91 01894
Vehicle registrationHP-37

Palampur is a hill station and a municipal corporation situated in the Kangra District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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  4. ^ "Personal information". evidhan.nic.in. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Municipal Council Palampur | District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". hpkangra.nic.in. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.