Sarkaghat

Sarkaghat
City
Nickname:  Ghat
Sarkaghat Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Sarkaghat Sarkaghat (India)
Coordinates: 31°41′55″N 76°44′10″E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Founded by	Lala Sansar Chand
Elevation	911 m (2,989 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,715
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HP 28, HP 86

Sarkaghat is a hilly town, a Nagar Panchayat and a Tehsil in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Sarkaghat is one of the 5 Local Urban Bodies in Mandi District. The town is located about 60 km away from the district headquarters at Mandi. It is a main business centre and is the fourth-largest town in the district.

The Sarkaghat Local Urban Body came into existence in 1981. The Nagar Panchayat of Sarkaghat has seven wards. The new ward of Dabrog was recently included in the Nagar Panchayat. The present population of this town is about 6000 and the floating population is about 1 Lakh per month.

The town has a Government Hospital. PPR Memorial Hospital is the only private hospital located in Sarkaghat. The bus station is under the control of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC).

Sarkaghat has one Govt. P.G. College, one Govt. Hospital, Senior Secondary School, Mini Secretariat in which the various Govt. Department Office of Sub-Division level function.

Sarkaghat also have CBSE affiliated schools, R K International School which is located near the Nabahi Devi Temple. and SPS International School situated in Tatahar.

Education

• Government Senior Secondary School Sarkaghat
• Lords Convent School Sarkaghat
• DAV Public School
• Himalayan Public School
• Girls School Sarkaghat
• Sarkaghat Public Senior Secondary School
• Blue Public School
• Saraswati Vidya mandir school Sarkaghat
• Blue Star Model School
• R K International School
• Navjyoti Public Sen Sec School
• Spring Field Public School Nabahi Sarkaghat SH - 19
• Primary School Laka
• Sun Shine Public High School Harlot Sarkaghat
• Government Degree College Sarkaghat

Govt Institution

There are various Government Institution like

• Sub-Division Office
• Tehsil Headquarter
• Sub-Divisional Police Office
• Sub-Divisional Judicial Courts
• I & P H Division Office
• H.P.P.W.D Divisional Office
• Electrical Division Office
• Ayurvedic Hospital
• Veterinary Hospital
• Excise & Taxation Office
• H.R.T.C Division Office
• Soil Conversation Office
• C.D.P.O Office
• BDO Office
• Post Office
• Telecommunication Centre
• Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Sarkaghat Paplog
• Agriculture Department Office.
• Sub Division Employment Exchange.
• Lokmitra Kendra.
• ETO Sarkaghat.
• Employment Office
• Forest Rest House
• Patwari Office

There are government and private educational and technical centres in the town.

Transportation

Air

Kullu Manali Airport is the nearest airport to Sarkaghat.

Rail

Joginder Nagar Railway Station is the nearest railway station.

Geography

The town has a sub-tropical climate and characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The temperature various between 10 degree C to 45 degree C with June as the hottest and January as the coldest months. Geologically, Sarkaghat town is located in a seismic zone.

Demographics

Sarkaghat is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Sarkaghat city is divided into seven wards for which elections are held every five years. The Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat has population of 4,715 of which 2,522 are males while 2,193 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 419 which is 8.89% of total population of Sarkaghat (NP). In Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 870 against state average of 972. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sarkaghat is around 669 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate of Sarkaghat city is 89.29% higher than state average of 82.80%. In Sarkaghat, Male literacy is around 92.65% while female literacy rate is 85.53%.

Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,184 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tourist and religious places near Sarkaghat

• Kamlah Fort - Baba Kamlah
• Jalpa Mata - sakrain dhar
• Kanchna Mata - Garli(Anandpur Garh)
• Jander Forest near Sari
• Kandhapatan, Dharmpur
• Kotli Tungal Velly
• Rewalsar Lake, Rewalsar
• Jalpa Mata - Awahdevi
• Nabhai Mata Temple (Sarkaghat)
• Shiv Temple (Sarkaghat)
• Goddiya Baba Temple (Sarkaghat Harlot)
• Picnic Spot Kangu ka Galu forest (Sarkaghat) Sarkaghat Hamirpur road via Awah devi
• Picnic Spot Bhareri forest Sarkaghat Hamirpur road (Bunga valley)
• Dali (Kalahoo more)
• Kameshawar Dev Temple(Brarta)

Nagar Parisad Sarkaghat

As per Census Classification Sarkaghat enjoys status of a class IV town. The civic affairs of the town are being looked after by the Nagar Panchayat Sarkaghat.

The Nagar Panchayat Sarkaghat has a President, Vice President directly elected by the people of Sarkaghat along with seven Members elected from each of the seven wards plus three members nominated by the Govt. of H.P.