Bhoranj
Town in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Bhoranj is a tehsil headquarter in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India.[2] One can reach Bhoranj by train up to Una (UHL) then by NH 503A and MDR 35 road, nearest airports are Bhuntar Airport (IATA: UAA) and Gaggal Airport (IATA: DHM, ICAO: VIGG).
Bhoranj | |
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Town | |
  Bhoranj Location within Himachal Pradesh  Bhoranj Location within India | |
| Coordinates: 31.644°N 76.642°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Hamirpur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Pahari[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 176045 |
| Telephone code | 01972 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-74 |
| Nearest cities | Hamirpur, Una, Mandi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hamirpur |
| Civic agency | Panchayat |
| Climate | Normal temperature . (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 2 °C (36 °F) |
History
In 1806, following the Second Battle of Mahal Morian, the Gurkha Kingdom seized control of the region, formerly known as Mahal Morian Jagir in Katoch Kingdom. It had been a place where Raja Sansar Chand Katoch stored his treasures and imprisoned exiled kings. In 1809, Sikh Kingdom awarded the jagir to the Katoch clan, but after First Anglo-Sikh War in 1846, it was confiscated by the British and amalgamated in Punjab Hill States.[3] Post-independence, Hamirpur remained part of Punjab until 1 November 1966, when it was merged into Himachal Pradesh. On 1 September 1972, Hamirpur was established as a separate district. Subsequently, in 1980, Bhoranj was created as a tehsil, and by the 1991 census, it was recognized as a full tehsil.
Language
The people of Bhoranj speak Pahari (Hamirpuri), which has lots of similarities with Kahluri and Mandeali.[4]
Demographics
The total population of the Bhoranj tehsil is 81,986 – 38,456 males and 43,530 females.[5]
Climate
The average temperature in the summer is between 15 and 31 °C. During the winter, temperatures can drop as low as 2 °C in the winter and go as high as 38 °C in the summer. Monsoon season starts in July. By October, nights and mornings are very cold. Snowfall at elevations of nearly 3,000 m is about 3 m and persists from early December to late March. At about 4,500 m the snow lasts year round.[citation needed]