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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name | | name = Lansdowne | ||
| settlement_type | | settlement_type = Town and hill station | ||
| image_skyline | | image_skyline = Lansdowne_Landscape.jpg | ||
| image_alt | | image_alt = | ||
| image_caption | | image_caption = Lansdowne | ||
| nickname = Kaludaand | |||
| nickname | | pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand | ||
| pushpin_map | | pushpin_label_position = | ||
| pushpin_label_position | | pushpin_map_alt = | ||
| pushpin_map_alt | | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India | ||
| pushpin_map_caption | | coordinates = {{coord|29|50|15|N|78|40|55|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| coordinates | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_type | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_name | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_type1 | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 | | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 | | subdivision_name2 = [[Pauri Garhwal]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 | | established_title = Established | ||
| established_title | | established_date = 1887 | ||
| established_date | | founder = | ||
| founder | | named_for = [[Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Lord Lansdowne]] | ||
| named_for | | government_type = C.E.O Harshit Raj Singh | ||
| government_type | | governing_body = Cantonment board | ||
| governing_body | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| unit_pref | | area_footnotes = | ||
| area_footnotes | | area_total_km2 = 6.09 | ||
| area_total_km2 | | area_rank = | ||
| area_rank | | elevation_footnotes = | ||
| elevation_footnotes | | elevation_m = 1780 | ||
| elevation_m | | population_total = 7902 | ||
| population_total | | population_as_of = 2001 | ||
| population_as_of | | population_footnotes = | ||
| population_footnotes | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
| population_density_km2 | | population_rank = | ||
| population_rank | | population_demonym = | ||
| population_demonym | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics_type1 | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_title1 | | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| timezone1 | | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | ||
| utc_offset1 | | postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | ||
| postal_code_type | | postal_code = 246155 | ||
| postal_code | | registration_plate = | ||
| registration_plate | | website = {{URL|lansdowne.cantt.gov.in}} | ||
| website | | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hindi |url=https://rajbhasha.gov.in/en/official-language-rules-1976}}</ref> | ||
| demographics1_info1 | | official_name = | ||
| official_name | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Lansdowne''' or previously known as '''Kalu Ka Danda''' by local people<ref>https://lansdowne.cantt.gov.in/history/</ref> is a [[cantonment]] town in [[Pauri Garhwal]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. | |||
==Geography and location== | |||
Lansdowne is a hill station in the [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] district of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at an elevation of approximately 1,700 meters (5,577 feet) above sea level. The town is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the district headquarters, Pauri, and approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the state capital, Dehradun. | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Originally known as ''Kaludanda'' | Originally known as ''Kaludanda'' after Kalu (Black) and Danda (hills), Lansdowne was founded and named after then [[Viceroy of India]] (1888–1894), [[Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Lord Lansdowne]] in 1887, and by 1901 it had a population of 3943.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif Lansdowne] [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], 1909, v. 16, p. 135.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Damini |date=2022-09-26 |title=This was the real name of Lansdowne Hill station before Delhi, the tongue falters in speaking |url=https://www.newsdayexpress.com/lifestyle/this-was-the-real-name-of-lansdowne-hill-station-before-delhi-the-tongue-falters-in-speaking/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=News Day Express |language=en-US}}</ref> Lansdowne was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the [[Garhwal Rifles]]. Lansdowne was a major place of the activities of freedom fighters from British Garhwal during the [[British Raj]]. Nowadays, the [[Garhwal Rifles]] of the [[Indian Army]] has its regimental center here.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/Garhwal.html The Garhwal Rifles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006113305/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/Garhwal.html |date=6 October 2008 }}</ref> | ||
On 5 November 1887, the first battalion of Garhwal Rifles migrated from [[Almora]] to Lansdowne. | |||
==Local attractions== | ==Local attractions== | ||
The War Memorial, at the Parade Ground of the Garhwal Rifles Center, is an attraction for the visitors. Prior permission from the military authority has to be obtained | The War Memorial, at the Parade Ground of the Garhwal Rifles Center, is an attraction for the visitors. Prior permission from the military authority has to be obtained. | ||
The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Museum, also called | The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Museum, also called Darwan Singh Sanghralaya, houses artefacts from the beginning of the Regiment. Many artifacts, including photographs, arms used by regimental commanders, captured weapons, campaign history and other information are displayed. There are medals won by the soldiers that have been put on display. | ||
== | == Transportation == | ||
The nearest railway station is in [[Kotdwar]] at a distance of 44 km | |||
away. | |||
The nearest airport is [[Jolly Grant Airport]], near [[Dehradun]] at a distance of 152 km via the [[Kotdwar]]-[[Haridwar]] road. | The nearest airport is [[Jolly Grant Airport]], near [[Dehradun]] at a distance of 152 km via the [[Kotdwar]]-[[Haridwar]] road. | ||
Lansdowne is 83 km from [[Pauri]] and about 250 km from [[Delhi]]. | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Wikivoyage|Lansdowne (India)}} | |||
* [https://lansdowne.cantt.gov.in Lansdowne Cantonment Board] | * [https://lansdowne.cantt.gov.in Lansdowne Cantonment Board] | ||
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[[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand|L]] | [[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand|L]] | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Pauri Garhwal district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Pauri Garhwal district]] | ||
[[Category:Military installations established in 1887]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:06, 8 February 2026
Lansdowne | |
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Town and hill station | |
 Lansdowne | |
| Nickname: Kaludaand | |
  Lansdowne Location in Uttarakhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′15″N 78°40′55″E / 29.83750°N 78.68194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pauri Garhwal |
| Established | 1887 |
| Named for | Lord Lansdowne |
| Government | |
| • Type | C.E.O Harshit Raj Singh |
| • Body | Cantonment board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,902 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | lansdowne |
Lansdowne or previously known as Kalu Ka Danda by local people[2] is a cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, India.
Geography and location[edit | edit source]
Lansdowne is a hill station in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at an elevation of approximately 1,700 meters (5,577 feet) above sea level. The town is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the district headquarters, Pauri, and approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the state capital, Dehradun.
History[edit | edit source]
Originally known as Kaludanda after Kalu (Black) and Danda (hills), Lansdowne was founded and named after then Viceroy of India (1888–1894), Lord Lansdowne in 1887, and by 1901 it had a population of 3943.[3][4] Lansdowne was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the Garhwal Rifles. Lansdowne was a major place of the activities of freedom fighters from British Garhwal during the British Raj. Nowadays, the Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army has its regimental center here.[5]
On 5 November 1887, the first battalion of Garhwal Rifles migrated from Almora to Lansdowne.
Local attractions[edit | edit source]
The War Memorial, at the Parade Ground of the Garhwal Rifles Center, is an attraction for the visitors. Prior permission from the military authority has to be obtained.
The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Museum, also called Darwan Singh Sanghralaya, houses artefacts from the beginning of the Regiment. Many artifacts, including photographs, arms used by regimental commanders, captured weapons, campaign history and other information are displayed. There are medals won by the soldiers that have been put on display.
Transportation[edit | edit source]
The nearest railway station is in Kotdwar at a distance of 44 km away.
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, near Dehradun at a distance of 152 km via the Kotdwar-Haridwar road.
Lansdowne is 83 km from Pauri and about 250 km from Delhi.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Lansdowne had a population of 7902. Males constitute 64% of the population and females 36%. Lansdowne has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 79%. In Lansdowne, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hindi".
- ↑ https://lansdowne.cantt.gov.in/history/
- ↑ Lansdowne The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 16, p. 135.
- ↑ Sharma, Damini (26 September 2022). "This was the real name of Lansdowne Hill station before Delhi, the tongue falters in speaking". News Day Express. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ The Garhwal Rifles Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
