Nalagarh is a city and a
municipal committee, near the city of
Solan in
Solan district in the
Indian state
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of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
. Nalagarh is a gateway to Himachal Pradesh in North India, from Shimla, from Delhi and from Chandigarh.
History
The Fort of Nalagarh was built in 1421 during the reign of Raja Bikram Chand on a hillock at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas. It affords a panoramic view of the Shivalik hills beyond the Sirsa river and gave its name to the state. Nalagarh enjoyed
indirect rule during the
British Raj
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as a non-salute state.
In the early twentieth century, Nalagarh State was one of the
Simla
Shimla, also known as Simla (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summe ...
hill states, under the government of
Punjab. The country was overrun by
Gurkhas for some years before 1815, when they were driven out by the
British, and the
raja
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was confirmed in possession of the territory.
Grain
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and
opium
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were the main agricultural products.
Rulers
Ramshehar
Maharaja of
Parmar Rajputs had established Ramshehar City, and shielded the residents of Ramshehar during 14th century.
Ramshehar was temporarily visited from
Chandel Rajputs, during which
Chandel Rajputs decided to establish Nalagarh.
Ramshehar Fort
Ramshehar Fort was built by Maharaja of
Parmar Rajputs, which was supported by Raja Ram Chand in the 15th century.
Ramshehar Fort Resort is a Heritage property, which is located in Himachal 2.5 km from Ramshehar Bus Stand on Swarghat Road.
Governance
Nalagarh is a municipal council with 9 wards. Nalagarh area touches the areas of Ropar and Anandpur Sahib of Punjab.
Nalagarh also lies in Puadh region where 'puadhi' spoke in late time but after partition when Punjab, Himachal or Haryana and Chandigarh state build, Nalagarh and other area of nalagarh comes in Himachal Pradesh.
language spoken by the people are Hindi Punjabi Puadhi (due to influence of early Punjabi) and Pahari (people migrate from different area of Himachal to Nalagarh for work).
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Nalagarh had a population of 9,433. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nalagarh has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. 12% of the population is under 6.
In the
1961 Census of India, 78.4% of the Nalagarh tehsil of the then Ambala district registered as Hindi-speaking, 14.8% as Punjabi-speakers and 6.4% as Pahari-speaking.
According to 2011 census, the Nalagarh Municipal Council has population of 10,708 of which 5,739 are males while 4,969 are females. Children age 0-6 number 1296 or 12.10%. The Female Sex Ratio is 866 against state average of 972. The Child Sex Ratio is around 914 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate is 90.03% higher than state average of 82.80%. Male literacy is around 93.07% while female literacy rate is 86.51%.
Nalagarh has been ranked 3rd best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results'
Economy
4,291 residents were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 3,309 were males while 982 were females. 93.08% were engaged in Main Work while 6.92% were engaged in Marginal Work.
References
External links
WorldStatesmen - India - Princely States - K-Z*
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Cities and towns in Solan district
Princely states of Himachal Pradesh