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Nahan is a town in Himachal Pradesh in India and is the headquarters of the Sirmaur District. It is also the location of the Indian Army Special Forces Training School. It was the capital of the former Sirmur princely state.
Nahan is a town in Himachal Pradesh in India and is the headquarters of the Sirmaur District. It is also the location of the Indian Army Special Forces Training School. It was the capital of the former Sirmur princely state.
As of 2001 India census,Nahan tehsil had a population of 35000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nahan has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 79%. In Nahan, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to 2011 Census of India, Nahan has a population of 56000.The sex ratio was 916 females per thousand males and literacy rate stood at 83.4% with male literacy at 87.01% and female literacy at 76.71%.
Nahan is situated on a hill top in the Shiwalik Hills, overlooking green hills. Traditionally, saints and princes are linked with the origin of Nahan. The city was founded as in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash. Another version recalls a saint who lived with a companion named Nahar on the site where the Nahan palace now stands. "Nahar" means 'don't kill' and the town probably takes its name from an incident when a king was trying to kill a lion and the saint said Nahar, that is 'do not kill it'. The name of the saint was Baba Banwari Das.At an altitude of 932 m, Nahan is a used as a base for visits to the surrounding areas such as Renuka Lake, Paonta Sahib, Trilokpur and the Suketi Fossil Park.It is watered by a man-made lake and has several temples and gardens. Nahan has got the crown to organize the second Municipal Corporation in India, after Kolkata.
The Municipal Corporation Office is also situated near to the Pakka Tank only. Mrs Anita sharma is the sitting chairperson of the municipal council nahan.She is also ward member of municipal ward no2.The Sirmour district has been extensively criss-crossed by rivers and the streams and most of them having perennial water flow of considerable volume. With the result, fishing on the rivers and streams has been a pretty old past time in the district. The mulle, Masheer, Gid and Mirror cap varietiesare found on large scale, helping in the economic well being of the people.Industrially, Sirmour district was not much advanced. The first such unit was set up in 1875, which was taken over by the govt.In 1964 A.D. The Chief items of this foundry were cane crusher, cast iron and black sheet panes flour mills, centrifugal pumps mono-block pump sets and other agricultural implements and accessories. This Foundry was over taken by the Britishers During the British Rule in INDIA. This foundry is situated near famous Kalisthan Temple. Also there is a house opposite to Nahan Foundry which was constructed by Britishers for the general manager of the foundry in 1945, currently in possession of government as Sessions House where the District & Sessions Judge of Nahan resides.
History
History of Nahan is dealing with the medieval history of princely state of Nahan. Nahan is a well-laid out picturesque town. Nahan is situated on a hill top in the Shivalik Hills, overlooking green hills. In traditional medieval history of Nahan, the saints and princes are linked with the origin of Nahan. The city of Nahan was founded as in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash. Another version of the history of Nahan recalls a saint who lived with a companion named Nahar on the site where the Nahan palace now stands. "Nahar" means "don’t kill" and the town probably takes its name from an incident when a king was trying to kill a lion and the saint said Nahar, that is do not kill it. The name of the saint was Baba Banwari Das. Nahan has an altitude of 932 metres. Nahan is a good base for visits to the surrounding areas such as Renuka Lake, Paonta Sahib, Trilokpur temple and the Suketi Fossil Park. It has a pleasant climate throughout the year and is watered by a man-made lake and decorated with temples and gardens. Nahan has got the crown to organise the second Municipal Corporation in India, after Kolkata.
The underground sewerage system in this town of Nahan is unbeatable and hence it bears the title to be a neat and clean town. The well planned streets make all the long distances calm and traffic free. The narrow fields of Nahan are used by the pedestrians to move fast on foot to avoid traffic. The Municipal Corporation Office is also situated near to the Pakka Tank only. The Sirmour district has been extensively criss-crossed by rivers and the streams and most of them having perennial water flow of considerable volume. With the result, the fishing on the rivers and streams has been a pretty old past time in the district. The mulle, Masheer, Gid and Mirror cap varieties are found on large scale, helping in the economic well being of the people. Industrially, Sirmaur district was not much advanced. The first such unit of Sirmour District was set up in the year 1875, which was taken over by the Government of Himachal Pradesh. In 1964, the chief items of this foundry were cane crusher, cast iron and black sheet panes flour mills, centrifugal pumps mono-block pump sets and other agricultural implements and accessories. This foundry was over taken by the British East India Company. During the British rule in India, this foundry is situated near famous Kalisthan Temple. Also there is a house opposite to Nahan Foundry which was constructed by Britions of British Government of India for the General Manager of the foundry in the year 1945. It was currently in possession of Government as Sessions House where the District and Sessions Judge of Nahan resides.
| state |
Himachal Pradesh,India |
| Country |
India |
| Area |
932 m (3,058 ft) |
| Languages spoken |
Hindi |
| Currency |
Ruppee |