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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sundar Nagar
| nickname = suket
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = sundar nagar(Mandi, himachal pradesh)
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| area_total_km²
=432

| coordinates = {{coord|31.53|N|76.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mandi district|Mandi]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Union government
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 900
| population_total = 102401
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank = [[List of cities in Himachal Pradesh by population|8 in HP]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="SNPOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800106-sundarnagar-himachal-pradesh.html|title=Sundarnagar Population Census 2011|work=Census 2011 India|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Local Language
| demographics1_info2 = Mandayali
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 175018
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-1907
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal_Pradesh|HP]]- HP-31
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
| website = https://hpmandi.nic.in/tourist-place/sundernagar/
| footnotes =
}}
'''Sundar Nagar''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Mandi district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Formerly it was a princely state, known as [[Suket State|Suket]].<ref name="SN">{{cite web|url=http://himachal.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&dpt_id=199&level=1&sublinkid=12086&lid=12477|title=Sundar Nagar|publisher=Official Website of [[Mandi district]]|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Sundar Nagar is located in [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. Its geographical coordinates are 31° 32' 0" North, 76° 53' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Sundar Nagar. The city has an average elevation of {{convert|900|m|ft}}.<ref name="SN"/>

== Demographic ==
According to [[2011 Census of India]], the town's population stood at 24,344.<ref name="SNPOP"/> Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sundar Nagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 85%, and Female literacy is 78%. In Sundar Nagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Transport ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| From
| Distance
|-
| Delhi
| 416 km
|-
| Manali
| 125 km
|-
|Shimla
|140 km
|-
|Joginder Nagar
|85 km
|-
|Chandigarh
|175 km
|-
|Dharamshala
|218 km
|-
|Palampur
|115 km
|-
|Mandi
|25 km
|}

Sundar Nagar is situated on [[National Highway 21 (India)-old|National Highway 154-New (older was NH21)]], 22 km from Mandi, and is well-connected by road to other places. Frequent bus services are available from Chandigarh, Delhi, Shimla, and Jammu for Sundar Nagar. The main bus stand is just above an open playing field, where the National Highway 21 continues along the left bank of river to Pandoh.

The nearest airport is [[Bhuntar (airport)|Bhuntar]], near Kullu, which is about 82 km from the town and the nearest broad-gauge railway station is [[Kiratpur Sahib]] which is about 105 km. Another broad-gauge railhead is at [[Pathankot]], a distance of 210 km. From [[Pathankot]], the narrow gauge railway connects to [[Jogindernagar|Joginder Nagar]] which is 80-km from Sundar Nagar.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Arogyavaram (1981–2010, extremes 1999–2011)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 27.7
| Feb record high C = 30.5
| Mar record high C = 35.0
| Apr record high C = 39.9
| May record high C = 41.4
| Jun record high C = 42.1
| Jul record high C = 39.2
| Aug record high C = 35.1
| Sep record high C = 34.1
| Oct record high C = 33.6
| Nov record high C = 31.2
| Dec record high C = 26.8
| year record high C = 42.1
| Jan high C = 17.8
| Feb high C = 19.8
| Mar high C = 24.7
| Apr high C = 30.1
| May high C = 33.8
| Jun high C = 34.1
| Jul high C = 30.9
| Aug high C = 30.2
| Sep high C = 30.3
| Oct high C = 28.5
| Nov high C = 24.3
| Dec high C = 19.5
| year high C = 27.0
| Jan low C = 2.8
| Feb low C = 5.1
| Mar low C = 9.0
| Apr low C = 13.0
| May low C = 17.1
| Jun low C = 20.0
| Jul low C = 21.8
| Aug low C = 21.5
| Sep low C = 18.6
| Oct low C = 11.8
| Nov low C = 6.3
| Dec low C = 3.0
| year low C = 12.5
| Jan record low C = -2.7
| Feb record low C = -1.9
| Mar record low C = -0.4
| Apr record low C = 0.5
| May record low C = 9.6
| Jun record low C = 11.4
| Jul record low C = 16.5
| Aug record low C = 15.1
| Sep record low C = 10.2
| Oct record low C = 5.4
| Nov record low C = 1.0
| Dec record low C = -1.6
| year record low C = -2.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 61.9
| Feb rain mm = 72.4
| Mar rain mm = 78.1
| Apr rain mm = 50.5
| May rain mm = 83.1
| Jun rain mm = 176.6
| Jul rain mm = 348.8
| Aug rain mm = 314.3
| Sep rain mm = 137.1
| Oct rain mm = 35.7
| Nov rain mm = 13.2
| Dec rain mm = 35.5
| year rain mm = 1407.4
| Jan rain days = 4.0
| Feb rain days = 5.4
| Mar rain days = 5.8
| Apr rain days = 3.9
| May rain days = 6.3
| Jun rain days = 9.2
| Jul rain days = 14.9
| Aug rain days = 13.8
| Sep rain days = 7.1
| Oct rain days = 1.8
| Nov rain days = 1.0
| Dec rain days = 2.1
| year rain days = 75.4
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 54
| Feb humidity = 48
| Mar humidity = 42
| Apr humidity = 34
| May humidity = 37
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 71
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 69
| Oct humidity = 54
| Nov humidity = 53
| Dec humidity = 57
|year humidity = 54
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Sundernagar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 725–726
| accessdate = 15 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M72
| accessdate = 15 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Education ==
Government colleges:
*[[Government Polytechnic College, Sundernagar]]
*[[Government Sanskrit College, Sundernagar]]
*[[Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College]]
*[[Maharaja Laxman Sen Memorial College]]
*[[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College]]

Private colleges:

*Gayatri College of Education
*Himalayan College of Education
*Jagriti College
*Nandini College of Nursing
*Shri Sai School of Nursing
*Abhilashi Group of Institution
*Shirda Group of Institution

== e-Governance Services Delivery Center ==

* Common Services Center (CSC), Deptt of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt Of India (''Nearby New Manali Sweets & Bakers, HRTC Bus Stand, NH-21, Chd-Mandi-Manali National Highway'')

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). ''History of the punjab Hill States'', Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter VIII Suket State, pp. 340–372.
* [http://hpmandi.nic.in/history.htm History of Mandi]

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