Sundar Nagar
History
Sunder Nagar was formerly the seat of princely state, known as Suket State.
Geo-climatic
Geography
Sundar Nagar is located in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Its geographical coordinates are 31° 32' 0" North, 76° 53' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Sundar Nagar. The city has an average elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft).
Climate
| Climate data for Arogyavaram (1981–2010, extremes 1999–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 61.9 (2.44) |
72.4 (2.85) |
78.1 (3.07) |
50.5 (1.99) |
83.1 (3.27) |
176.6 (6.95) |
348.8 (13.73) |
314.3 (12.37) |
137.1 (5.40) |
35.7 (1.41) |
13.2 (0.52) |
35.5 (1.40) |
1,407.4 (55.41) |
| Average rainy days | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 75.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 54 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 54 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
Demography
According to 2011 Census of India, the town's population stood at 24,344. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sundar Nagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 85%, and Female literacy is 78%. In Sundar Nagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Airport
The nearest airport is Bhuntar, near Kullu, which is about 82 km from the town.
A greenfield "Sundar Nagar International Airport", in Balh Valley, has been in planning since long. In 2013, the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) had sent a proposal to the Government of India (GoI) to construct this airport, which was estimated to cost Rs 700 crore at 2013 prices. The proposed airport will have facilities for the wide-bodied larger aircraft. The techno-economic feasibility study of the identified site were already completed. The site, near Sunder Nagar, lies nearly in the center of the state. The state has three existing small airports at Kangra (146 km (91 mi) northwest), Kullu (79 km (49 mi) north) and Shimla (125 km (78 mi) southeast). A satellite survey of the site was conducted in 2018 and 698 acres land in the Ner Chowk area in Balh Valley was identified. In 2019, GoI had granted the approval for the airport, Airports Authority of India (AAI) was preparing a "detailed project report" (DPR) and GoHP was speeding up the land acquisition process.
Rail and roads
The nearest broad-gauge railway station is Kiratpur Sahib which is about 105 km. Another broad-gauge railhead is at Pathankot, a distance of 210 km. From Pathankot, the narrow gauge railway connects to Joginder Nagar which is 80-km from Sundar Nagar.
Roads
Sundar Nagar is situated on NH-154 (previously named NH21), 22 km from Mandi, and is well-connected by road to other places. Frequent bus services are available from Chandigarh, Delhi, Shimla, and Jammu for Sundar Nagar. The main bus stand is just above an open playing field, where the National Highway 21 continues along the left bank of the river to Pandoh.
| From | Distance |
| Delhi | 416 km |
| Manali | 125 km |
| Shimla | 140 km |
| Joginder Nagar | 85 km |
| Chandigarh | 175 km |
| Dharamshala | 218 km |
| Palampur | 115 km |
| Mandi | 25 km |
Famous People
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mohit Kumar, Professor for "Computational Intelligence in Automation (apl)" at the University of Rostock, Germany, Key Researcher Data Science and Research Team Lead AI Regulations and Security at Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria.
Public facilities
e-Governance Services Delivery Center
A "Common Services Center" (CSC) or Department of Electronics and Information Technology of Government Of India is near New Manali Sweets & Bakers, HRTC Bus Stand on NH-21 Chandigarh-Mandi-Manali route.
Education
School (Public and Private sectors)
King George Royal Public School, Sunder Nagar
St. Mary's High School, Sunder Nagar
D.A.V Public School, Sunder Nagar
Senior Secondary Boys School, Sunder Nagar
Government colleges:
- Government Polytechnic College, Sundernagar
- Government Sanskrit College, Sundernagar
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College
- Maharaja Laxman Sen Memorial College
- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College
Private colleges:
- Gayatri College of Education
- Himalayan College of Education
- Jagriti College
- Nandini College of Nursing
- Shri Sai School of Nursing
- Abhilashi Group of Institution
- Sirda Group of Institution
References
- ^ "Sundarnagar Population Census 2011". Census 2011 India. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Sundar Nagar". Official Website of Mandi district. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Station: Sundernagar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 725–726. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Himachal proposes international airport in Balh valley, Business Standard, 29 January 2013.
- ^ International airport likely to come up at Balh valley, Times of India, 11 Jun 22018.
- ^ Centre gives green signal for Mandi airport in Himachal Pradesh, Times of India, 21 Nov 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Mohit Kumar". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Mohit Kumar". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
Further reading
- Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). History of the Punjab Hill States, Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter VIII Suket State, pp. 340–372.
- History of Mandi