Narkanda
Narkanda | |
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Town | |
From top, left to right: Views from Narkanda, Apple orchards as viewed from uphill, Narkanda covered in snow, Top of Hatu peak, Hatu Mata Temple, Tani Jubbar lake | |
Interactive map of Narkanda | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Tehsil | Kumarsain |
| Elevation | 2,708 m (8,885 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 901 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Mahasui (Shodochi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 171213 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-95 |
Narkanda is a town and a hill station. It is a nagar panchayat in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is at an elevation of 2708 meters on the Indo-Tibet Road (NH 5) in Himachal Pradesh, India within a fir (abies pindrow) forest. It is about 60 km away from Shimla and surrounded by the Himalayan Range.
It is a skiing resort in winter. It connects Shimla with Kumarsain and Rampur and a detour also goes to Kotgarh-Thanedhar, the prime apple belt of Himachal Pradesh where Satyananda Stokes started the apple culture.