Himshikha is a planned, small township located near

Pinjore Pinjore is a town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. This residential 'township', located close to Panchkula, Chandigarh, is set over 1,800 feet above the sea level in a valley, overlooking the Sivalik Hills. Pinjore is kn ...

in district

Panchkula Panchkula (ISO: ''Paṁcakulā'') is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite town of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

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, on the

—Mallah Road. The township was built by the Haryana Housing Board between 1985 and 1989. The

Government of Haryana Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

acquired the land from the nearby villages of Naggal Sodhiyan, Ishar Nagar, and Islam Nagar to build the township. It has a picturesque location in the foothills of the Shivaliks. A lake near Himshikha forms part of a dam on the Kaushalya river.

Schools and colleges

*Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School) *Brahmrishi College of Education

References

Cities and towns in Panchkula district {{haryana-geo-stub