Kala Amb
Town in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Kala Amb is the industrial capital of the Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh. It is a small town and an industrial area near Nahan which is the district headquarter of Sirmaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Kala Amb | |
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Town | |
  Kala Amb Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Kala Amb Kala Amb (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.510°N 77.206°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Sirmaur |
| Founded by | Kala Singh Ambane wala |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,425 |
| Demonym | Kalambi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Sirmauri (Dharthi)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 173030 |
| Telephone code | 91-1702 |
| Vehicle registration | HP or sometime PB |
At present Kala Amb is an emerging town for industries as it hosts production units for paper, metal, chemicals, thread mills and air-conditioners; thus air pollution is quite a concern here.
This town is on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, hence half of the town falls in Haryana, However the industrial area is situated in Himachal only. Kala Amb is increasing in area due to an increase in industrialization. Now the boundaries of the town have reached until the village Trilokpur which is famous for Bala Sundri Temple in northern India.
Climate
Kala Amb has been ranked 39th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.[2]