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Sarkaghat | |
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Town | |
| Nickname: Ghat | |
  Sarkaghat Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Sarkaghat Sarkaghat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′55″N 76°44′10″E / 31.69861°N 76.73611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Mandi |
| Founded by | Lala Sansar Chand |
| Elevation | 911 m (2,989 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,715 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HP 28, HP 86 |
Sarkaghat is a town and a tehsil, near Mandi city in Mandi district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Sarkaghat is one of the 5 Local Urban Bodies in Mandi District. The town is located about 60 km away from the district headquarters at Mandi. It is a main business centre and is the fourth-largest town in the district.[1]
The Sarkaghat Local Urban Body came into existence in 1981. The Nagar Panchayat of Sarkaghat has seven wards. The new ward of Dabrog was recently included in the Nagar Panchayat. The present population of this town is about 6000 and the floating population is about 1 Lakh per month.
The town has a Government Hospital. PPR Memorial Hospital is the only private hospital located in Sarkaghat. The bus station is under the control of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC).
Sarkaghat has one Govt. P.G. College, one Govt. Hospital, Senior Secondary School, Mini Secretariat in which the various Govt. Department Office of Sub-Division level function.
Sarkaghat also have CBSE affiliated schools,[2] R K International School which is located near the Nabahi Devi Temple.[3] and SPS International School situated in Tatahar.[4]
- ^ "Mandi (District, Himachal Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Affiliation no. 630188
- ^ "R K international school Nabahi".
- ^ "About us :: S P S international school tatahar, Sarkaghat, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - 175024".