Bharwain Explained

Bharwain
Other Name:Bharwain
Settlement Type:Hill station
Pushpin Map:India Himachal Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates:31.7982°N 76.1245°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Himachal Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Una
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:177109
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:911976

Bharwain is a hill station situated in Amb Tehsil and hill hamlet[1] village in Chintpurni region in the Una district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It is an entry point to the Chintpurni Temple. The area is situated between the western Himalaya in the north and the Shiwalik (or Shivalik) range bordering the state of Punjab.

Description

Bharwain is situated at a distance of about 2 km from the Chintpurni Shakti Peeth Temple on the Hoshiarpur Dharmshala highway. Bharwain is an administrative seat as well, as it is a sub-tehsil[2] under the Amb block. Bharwain is also a PWD circle that covers many blocks of the Una district. This place borders the Kangra district to the north.

Attractions

There is a lot to see and do in and around Bharwain:

Temples

Structures

Bazaar

Hotels

Activities

Location

Bharwain is situated at the altitude of around 1000 meters and is part of the Una district, Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the Hoshiarpur-Dharmashala road. This road is part of the State Highway network.

Weather

Spring : About mid-February to mid-April. The winter starts losing its bite around mid-February.

Summer : Mid-April to end of June. It is hot in summer and light cottons are recommended.

Rainy season : July - September. Still quite warm and, of course, humid. Very rainy.

Autumn : October - November. Days are pleasantly warm, nights are cool. May need light woollens at night or early mornings.

Winter: December - January. It is quite pleasant during the day and you may get by with one layer of woollens. The winter nights are cold and an extra layer of woollens is required.

In general, temperatures in Bharwain, Chintpurni are about 5-8 Celsius lower than in the Punjab and Haryana plains and in Delhi.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.indovacations.net/english/Bharwain.htm Bharwain
  2. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/147-bharwain-una-himachal-pradesh.html Bharwain Tehsil - Una
  3. http://hppwd.gov.in/report_rh.asp?idno=una Detail of Rest Houses /Circuit Houses in District
  4. Web site: THE CHINTPURNI HEIGHTS . 6 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301090403/http://hptdc.nic.in/cir0301.htm#chintpurni . 1 March 2016 . dead .
  5. http://www.indiatravelite.com/himachalpradesh/chintpurniheightsbharwain.htm The Chintpurni Heights - Bharwain
  6. Web site: Yatri Bhavan Bharwain . 6 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207040624/http://maachintpurni.net/yatri_bhavan.html . 7 February 2016 . dead .