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Una, Himachal Pradesh
Una is a Municipal Council City in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Una district. There are 11 wards under Municipal Council. Una City is home to the Kila, which is a historical fort and an ancestral home of the descendants of the first guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak. Geography and climate Una is located at . It has an average elevation of 369 metres (1,210 feet). The elevation keeps temperatures cooler than surrounding lowlands, however, the area still experiences temperatures up to . Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Una town had a population of 18,722 with 9,851 males and 8,871 females. The literacy rate was 86.21%, higher than the state average of 82.80%. The male literacy and female literacy rates were 88.84 and 83.29% respectively. There were 1,954 children below the age of six years. The sex ratio and child sex ratio of the town stood at 901 and 918 respectively. Hindi and Punjabi are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Indian Cities
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindus
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. The term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name ''Sindhu'' (सिन्धु ), referring to the river Indus. The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) River. By the 16th century CE, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic or Muslims. Hindoo is an archaic spelling variant, whose use today is considered derogatory. The historical development of Hindu self-identity within the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh Airport
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is a civil enclave customs airport serving the city of Chandigarh. The airport is located in the village of Jhiurheri, Mohali, Punjab. The airport caters to six domestic airlines and connects Chandigarh to 17 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations. The airport was awarded as the 'Best Airport by Hygiene Measures' in Asia-Pacific in 2021, by Airports Council International. History Chandigarh Airport operated all its civil and commercial operations from the civil enclave of the Indian Air Force Station. Indian Airlines started operating flights from Chandigarh to Delhi in the 1970s. A new airport building was constructed in the civil enclave and was opened on 14 April 2011. This air terminal was declared a customs airport on 19 August 2011, making it eligible for a limited number of international flights, but no international flight ever operated from this terminal. In 2008, the Government of Punjab acquired 304.04 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangra Airport
Kangra-Gaggal Airport , officially known as Kangra Airport, is a regional airport serving areas of Kangra including Dharamshala, the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located at Gaggal, which is situated from the city, from Kangra and from Kangra Railway Station. Kangra Airport is located on National Highway 154, that runs between Pathankot and Mandi, and is the largest airport in Himachal Pradesh in terms of Passengers and Aircraft movement. History The foundation of Kangra airport was laid down by Virbhadra Singh, the then Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, on 15 October, 1986. The first scheduled operation at this airport was by Vayudoot with a Dornier 228 in the 1990. Subsequently other airlines like Jagson, Air Deccan and Kingfisher also operated from this Airport. In 2001, the airport was renamed as Kangra airport. In March 2007, the runway was extended from and a new terminal building was inaugurated. As a result, for the first time an ATR-42 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambala Cantonment Junction Railway Station
Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station, often abbreviated as Ambala Cantt (station code: UMB) is a major junction station at the junction of Delhi–Kalka line and Moradabad–Ambala line cum Ambala–Attari line Ambala –Bathinda line and Ambala –Una Himachal line in India. It is the busiest railway station in the Indian state of Haryana and one of the oldest and busiest in India in terms of frequency of trains. It is located in the Ambala Cantonment region in Haryana. It serves Ambala Cantonment and Ambala. Around 300 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. Northern Railways' Ambala railway division is named for the station. The railway station Ambala railway station is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of UMB under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. France has joined hands with India to develop Ambala Railway station. French National Railways (SNCF) is carrying out this ambitious project wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh Junction Railway Station
Chandigarh Junction railway station (station code:- CDG), serves the union territory city of Chandigarh. The station is at an elevation of and was assigned the code – CDG. Chandigarh is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway. History The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891, and the Chandigarh–Sahnewal line The Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as the Chandigarh–Ludhiana line) is a railway line connecting and , the latter in the Indian state] of the Punjab, India, Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern ... (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013. Ambala–Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998–99 and Chandigarh–Kalka in 1999–2000. Amenities Chandigarh railway station has computerized reservation facilities, General Railway Police outpost, telephone booths, tourist reception centre, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Himachal Railway Station
Una Himachal railway station, code name "UHL", is an important and main station in Una district which is located near Regional Government Hospital on Una–Hamirpur Highway in Una City which is the first broad gauge of Himachal Pradesh. The ISBT Una is 2 km from station. Auto rickshaws and cabs are available here all the time. Una Himachal railway station is directly connected to the country's capital Delhi, and to Chandigarh. Second-class waiting room, deluxe toilets, and water coolers, are available in the station. The station has two platforms and three rail tracks. Station is well rain sheltered. Rail tracks are electrified. Trains * 22458/22457 Amb Andaura–Hazur Sahib Nanded Weekly Mail * 12058/12057 Una Himachal–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express * 14554/14553 Himachal Express * 19411/19412 Daulatpur Chowk– Sabarmati Express Daulatpur may refer to: In Bangladesh *Daulatpur Thana, Khulna in Khulna district, in Khulna division *Daulatpur Union, a union within Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 503A (India)
, direction_b = East , terminus_b = {{jct, NH, 103, country=IND in Bhota , states = Punjab, Himachal Pradesh , destinations = Mehta, Ghuman,Sri Hargobindpur, Tanda, Hoshiarpur , previous_type = NH , previous_route = 503 , next_type = NH , next_route = 703 National Highway 503A, commonly called NH 503A is a national highway in India. It is a branch of National Highway 3. NH-503A traverses the state of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in India.{{Cite web, url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924, title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017, website=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, access-date=22 May 2018 Route ;Punjab Amritsar, Mehta, Ghuman, Sri Hargobindpur, Tanda, Hoshiarpur.{{Cite web, url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2015/164323.pdf, title=National Highway notification - NH 503A route change, date=14 May 2015, website=The Gazette of India, access-date=22 May 2018 ;Himachal Pradesh Una, Basoli, Barsar, Saloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 503 (India)
National Highway 503, commonly referred to as NH 503, is a highway connecting the city of Dharamshala to Mubarakpur in Himachal Pradesh. NH503 has been extended from Mubarakpur to Kiratpur in Punjab. The route of NH503 is extended from Mataur Kangra to Mcleodganj Dharamshala. Route Junctions : Terminal near Kiratpur. : near Una. : near Mubarakpur. : near Ranital. : near Mataur. See also * List of National Highways in India * List of National Highways in India by state List of the new National Highway numbers (state-wise). Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa ... References External links NH 503 on OpenStreetMap {{IND NH3 sr National highways in India National Highways in Himachal Pradesh National Highways in Punjab, India Transport in Dharamshala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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