Prem Nagar | |
Native Name Lang: | Punjabi, Banwali |
Other Name: | Love City |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
Coordinates: | 30.3331°N 77.9608°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dehradun |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 11830 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi, Hindi, English Garhwali |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 248007 |
Registration Plate: | UK |
Prem Nagar is a locality in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India. With total population of 11830,[1] It was named after Ral Bahadur Prem Nath.[2] Following the creation of the Indian Military College in 1922 in the nearby village of Garhi, the Indian Military Academy was founded in 1932 in Prem Nagar on the grounds of the Railway Staff College.[3] Today, Premnagar and the academy lies just off National Highway 7 (Chakarata Road), about 8km (05miles).,[4] Premnagar is a cantonment area of Dehradun Cantonment.
It's the main bazaar for a number of local areas and towns.