Jawali, Himachal Pradesh

Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
Jawanwala Shahar
Jawali
Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
Jawali, Himachal Pradesh (India)
Coordinates: 32°09′N 76°01′E / 32.15°N 76.01°E / 32.15; 76.01
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ZIP code(s)
176023
Telephone code91-1893
Vehicle registrationHP54
Websitewww.himachal.nic.in

Jawali (Jawāli) is a town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The nearest airports are about 40 km away: Pathankot Airport (IATA: (IXP, ICAO: VIPK) to the west and Kangra Airport (IATA: DHM, ICAO: VIGG) to the east of Jawali. The town can also be reached by broad-gauge rail up to Pathankot (PTX), and thereafter by the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Jawanwala Shahr railway station (JWLS), which serves Jawali. By road, travelling from Pathankot along National Highway 154, the destination road bifurcates at Jassur, where HP SH 27 branches off. Further ahead at Raja Ka Talab, HP SH 22 diverges and passes through Jawali, connecting with National Highway 503 near Dera Gopipur and continuing towards Jawalamukhi where it meets National Highway 303.

Approach from Kangra Airport (Gaggal) to Jawali is via National Highway 154, followed by State Highway 23 and State Highway 22.

The town was formerly named Jawanwalashehar. Jawali is the second largest assembly constituency in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

It is located 250 km away from its state capital of Shimla and 50 km distance from its district headquarters of Dharamshala.