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Its geographical coordinates are 31\u00b0 32′ 0″ North, 76\u00b0 53′ 0″ East and its original name (with diacritics) is Sundar Nagar. The city has an average elevation of 900 metres (3,000\u00a0ft).[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Climate[edit]Climate data for Arogyavaram (1981\u20132010, extremes 1999\u20132011)MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearRecord high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)27.7(81.9)30.5(86.9)35.0(95.0)39.9(103.8)41.4(106.5)42.1(107.8)39.2(102.6)35.1(95.2)34.1(93.4)33.6(92.5)31.2(88.2)26.8(80.2)42.1(107.8)Average high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)17.8(64.0)19.8(67.6)24.7(76.5)30.1(86.2)33.8(92.8)34.1(93.4)30.9(87.6)30.2(86.4)30.3(86.5)28.5(83.3)24.3(75.7)19.5(67.1)27.0(80.6)Average low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)2.8(37.0)5.1(41.2)9.0(48.2)13.0(55.4)17.1(62.8)20.0(68.0)21.8(71.2)21.5(70.7)18.6(65.5)11.8(53.2)6.3(43.3)3.0(37.4)12.5(54.5)Record low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)\u22122.7(27.1)\u22121.9(28.6)\u22120.4(31.3)0.5(32.9)9.6(49.3)11.4(52.5)16.5(61.7)15.1(59.2)10.2(50.4)5.4(41.7)1.0(33.8)\u22121.6(29.1)\u22122.7(27.1)Average rainfall mm (inches)61.9(2.44)72.4(2.85)78.1(3.07)50.5(1.99)83.1(3.27)176.6(6.95)348.8(13.73)314.3(12.37)137.1(5.40)35.7(1.41)13.2(0.52)35.5(1.40)1,407.4(55.41)Average rainy days4.05.45.83.96.39.214.913.87.11.81.02.175.4Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)54484234374971766954535754Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4]Demography[edit]According to 2011 Census of India, the town’s population stood at 24,344.[1] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sundar Nagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 85%, and Female literacy is 78%. In Sundar Nagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.Transport[edit]Airport[edit]The nearest airport is Bhuntar, near Kullu, which is about 82\u00a0km from the town.A greenfield “Sundar Nagar International Airport”, in Balh Valley, has been in planning since long. In 2013, the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) had sent a proposal to the Government of India (GoI) to construct this airport, which was esimated to cost Rs 700 crore at 2013 prices. The proposed airport  will have facilities for the wide-bodied larger aircraft. The techno-economic feasibility study of the identified site were already completed. The site, near Sunder Nagar, lies nearly in the center of the state. The state has three existing small airports at Kangra (146\u00a0km (91\u00a0mi) northwest), Kullu (79\u00a0km (49\u00a0mi) north) and Shimla (125\u00a0km (78\u00a0mi) southeast).[5] A satellite survey of the site was conducted in 2018 and 698 acres land in the Ner Chowk area in Balh Valley was identified.[6] In 2019, GoI had granted the approval for the airport, Airports Authority of India (AAI) was preparing a “detailed project report” (DPR) and GoHP was speeding up the land acquisition process.[7]Rail and roads[edit]The nearest broad-gauge railway station is Kiratpur Sahib which is about 105\u00a0km. Another broad-gauge railhead is at Pathankot, a distance of 210\u00a0km. From Pathankot, the narrow gauge railway connects to Joginder Nagar which is 80-km from Sundar Nagar.Roads[edit]Sundar Nagar is situated on NH-154 (previously named NH21), 22\u00a0km from Mandi, and is well-connected by road to other places. Frequent bus services are available from Chandigarh, Delhi, Shimla, and Jammu for Sundar Nagar. The main bus stand is just above an open playing field, where the National Highway 21 continues along the left bank of river to Pandoh.FromDistanceDelhi416\u00a0kmManali125\u00a0kmShimla140\u00a0kmJoginder Nagar85\u00a0kmChandigarh175\u00a0kmDharamshala218\u00a0kmPalampur115\u00a0kmMandi25\u00a0kmPublic facilities[edit]e-Governance Services Delivery Center[edit]A “Common Services Center” (CSC) or Department of Electronics and Information Technology of Government Of India is near New Manali Sweets & Bakers, HRTC Bus Stand on NH-21 Chandigarh-Mandi-Manali route.Education[edit]School (Public and Private sectors)King George Royal Public School, Sunder NagarSt. Mary’s High School, Sunder NagarD.A.V Public School,Sunder NagarSenior Secondary Boys School, Sunder NagarGovernment colleges:Private colleges:Gayatri College of EducationHimalayan College of EducationJagriti CollegeNandini College of NursingShri Sai School of NursingAbhilashi Group of InstitutionSirda Group of InstitutionReferences[edit]Further reading[edit]Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). History of the punjab Hill States, Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter VIII Suket State, pp.\u00a0340\u2013372.History of Mandi     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/sundar-nagar-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Sundar Nagar – Wikipedia"}}]}]