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Disambiguated: Sirmour → Sirmaur district

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{{About|a city in Himachal Pradesh||Rajgarh (disambiguation){{!}}Rajgarh}}
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'''Rajgarh''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Sirmaur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It was a [[Princely State]] ruled by [[Raja]] of [[Raghuvanshi]] lineage.

==Geography==
Rajgarh is located at {{coord|30.85|N|77.3|E|}}. <ref name="fallingrain">{{cite web | url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Rajgarh.html | title=Rajgarh, India Page | publisher=Falling Rain | accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (5,102 feet). {{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rajgarh had a population of 2,527. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Rajgarh has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Popularly known as the [[Peach]] valley, Rajgarh is a green valley in [[Sirmaur district|Sirmour]] district. Rajgarh has two sub-divisions, namely Rajgarh and Sarahan, the latter of which is also a valley of Sirmaur. Rajgarh was ruled by the chiefs of [[Raghuvanshi]] lineage, who used the title [[Maharaja]]. Rajgarh is about 40 km from [[Solan district|Solan]]. At Rajgarh, rest houses belonging to the PWD and Forest Department are available for visitors, besides private hotels and guest houses.{{fact|date=December 2018}}

The people of Rajgarh are religious and worship [[Shiva]] [[Durga]]. The local Shaya temple of Lord Shirgul has a mammoth following. According to a legend, Lord Shirgul first came to Shaya village and later settled in Churdhar Mountain at a height of 12,000 feet.

The [[Baru Sahib]] Gurdwara also lies in this valley, and is 29 km from Rajgarh. It is located beyond Kheri on the banks of a tributary of the Giri River.

The adjacent [[Habban valley|Habban]] contains thick pine fir, kail, baan and deodar forests, as well as orchards of apples and peaches. The climate is moderate year-round and in winter, Habban occasionally has snow. Habban is about 70 km from Solan via Yashwant Nagar and Rajgarh. The town of [[Haripurdhar]] is about a two-hour journey from Rajgarh and is famous for the [[Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar|Bhangayani Temple]], dedicated to a god sister of Lord Shirgul, the principal deity whose seat is at Churdhar. PWD rest houses and a trekker's hut are available for travellers, besides the Sarai in the temple. Nohradhar, which lies halfway between Rajgarh and Haripurdhar, is a base for trekking to [[Churdhar Sanctuary|Churdhar]], with routes including Sailpaw-Dokhta-Churdhar (7 km), Haripurdhar-Churdhar (17 km), Nohradhar-Churdhar (14 km), Sarahan-Churdhar (7 km), and Habban-Churdhar (15 km).

==Related links==
*[[Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar]]
*[[Churdhar Sanctuary]]
*[[Baru Sahib]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sirmaur district]]

Rajgarh, Himachal Pradesh - Revision history

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