Banuri, Himachal Pradesh Explained

Banuri
Native Name Lang:	hi
Settlement Type:	Suburb
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Himachal Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kangra
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	Pin Code
Postal Code:	176 061
Coordinates:	32.1°N 76.555°W
Pushpin Map:	India Himachal Pradesh

Banuri (Palampur) is Ward No. 14 of MC Palampur which is situated in Dhauladhar Valley in Himachal Pradesh (India).^[1] It has around 4 km area and population around 3000. Banuri has many tea gardens. It has a small river (khad) named Oa at its one end. It is situated 4 km away from Palampur ISBT. Also near by is artists' colony Andretta, Himachal Pradesh.^[2]

Education

The literacy rate in Banuri is very high. It has four Senior Secondary schools:-

• Saheed Major Sudhir Walia Senior Secondary School.
• Jai Public School.
• Crescent Public School.
• Modern Public School.
• Sri Sai University, Palampur is situated 2 km away from here.
• Dr GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is situated 1 km away from here.
• CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology is situated 1.5 km away from here.
• Aisect Computer Education Lower Banuri.

Other Attractions

• Palampur Science centre

Notes and References

1. http://wikimapia.org/1558022/village-Banuri WikiMapia
2. Web site: Andretta Artists' Village: The Irish Lahorian . Charu Soni . 2014-02-17 . Outlook Traveller . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222223924/http://traveller.outlookindia.com/destination.aspx?id=569&id1=2 . 22 February 2014 .