Ghanari Explained

Ghanari
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates:31.72°N 76.025°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:470
Population Total:5000
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:177212
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01976
Registration Plate:HP-19AA, HP-19AB, HP-72 (District RTO)
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hoshiarpur, Talwara, Una, Chintpurni
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Hamirpur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Hot and humid. (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:31°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:10°C

Ghanari is the headquarter of Tehsil Ghanari in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It comes under Gagret vidhan sabha constituency and shares border with Punjab and lies on the bank of the seasonal Swan River. It is situated in plains of District Una.

Origin of name Ghanari lies in two Sanskrit words Ghan(घन) which means clouds and ari(अरी) which means enemy. It is said that a lot of times in past it used to rain in all surrounding places but not in Ghanari. Thats why this place was named Ghanari(Ghan + Ari).

Ghanari is 7km (04miles) from both Gagret and Daulatpur, 32km (20miles) from Hoshiarpur, 28km (17miles) from Talwara, and 42km (26miles) from district headquarters at Una, Himachal Pradesh.

People

The local language is Kandi dialect of Punjabi while Hindi and English are used for official purpose. The population of Ghanari is around 4600. Most of people of Ghanari belong to the Education Department, explaining Ghanari's fame for its teachers.

Ghanari has given many soldiers and officers to Indian Armed Forces including a winner of sword of honour at Indian Military Academy.

Climatic conditions

In summer, Ghanari's temperature reaches up to 46-47 degrees celsius and in winters it falls to -2 degrees celsius.

Education

In 2011, literacy rate of Ghanari was 91.56% compared to 82.80% of Himachal Pradesh. Male literacy stands at 97.00% while female literacy rate was 86.43%.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tehsil-Sub Tehsil | District Una, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India.