Paonta Sahib

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Paonta Sahib
State - District(s)	Himachal Pradesh - Sirmaur
Area - Elevation	- 377m m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	19,087 -
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 173025 - +01704 -

Paonta Sahib is a small town in the south of Sirmour district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is an important religious spot for Sikhs and a bustling industrial town.major industries being cement (Cement Corporation of india ,Rajbhan),phemaceticals (Ranbaxy Pvt ltd),textile (Malwa cotton and spinning mills of Oswal group), Chemicals,

It has a large Gurudwara on the banks of the river Yamuna, the river being the boundary between the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Climate
4 Demographics
5 Schools
6 Transport
7 External links

[edit] History

The Gurudwara has linkages to the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh and the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur.Its original name was Paontika."Paon" in hindimeans feet and "tika" in hindi means became stable. It is believed that Guru Gobind Singh 's hourse stopped at this place on its own and he decided to stay here.He wrote many sikh religious books here and then went to amritsar to establish Kahlsa Panth.one of the noticiacble thing is the Durga temple where the Guru used to pray.

[edit] Geography

It is on the banks of the river Yamuna, the river being the boundary between the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal.It is situated near the towns of Nahan in Himachal Pradesh, Yamunanagar in Haryana and Dehradun in Uttaranchal. It is on the western extreme of the Doon valley a distance of about 55 k.m from Dehradun.

[edit] Climate

Chandigarh has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate characterized by a seasonal rhythm, hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (0 °C to 40 °C). In winters, frost sometimes occurs during December and January.It also receives occasional winter rains from the western disturbance. Average Temperature

Summers: Temperature in summers may rise high to maximum of 40°C. Temperature generally remains

35° C to 40° C.

Autumn: In Autumn, temperature may go to high to maximum 36° C. Temperature usually remains between 16° to 27° in autumn. Lowest temperature may go to 13° C.
Winters: Winters are quite cool. However, it may sometimes gets chilly. Average temperature in winters (November to February) remains at (max) 7° C to 15 ° C and (min) 0° C to 5° C.
Springs: Climate remains quite pleasant in spring season. Temperature remains (max) 16° C to 25° C and (min) 9° C to 18° C.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Paonta Sahib had a population of 19,087. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Paonta Sahib has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 72%. In Paonta Sahib, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Schools

Guru Nanak Mission Public School,DAV Sublic School,Paonta Sahib,Bibi jeet kaur school.govt school in turuwala,Swarsati veedimandir schoola are the major schools.

[edit] Transport

Paonta Sahib is on national highway 73 connecting chandigarh and dehradun.There is frequent bus servies from nearby towns. Rickshaws are common for travelling short distances, especially by school-going children, housewives and the elderly. Autorickshaws are limited, and most often ply to and from on main roads.