Kasauli

Kasauli is a town and cantonment located in Solan district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The cantonment was established by the British Raj in 1842 as a Colonial hill station, from Solan, from Shimla, from Chandigarh, and from Ambala Cantt (Haryana), an important railway junction of North India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kasauli
Settlement.other_name: Kussowlie
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: From top, left to right:Uphill view of Kasauli, Sunset Point, Central Research Institute with Kasauli Tower, Government Circuit House, Kasauli Brewery, Christ Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Himachal Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Himachal Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Solan
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1800
Settlement.population_total: 3885
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Wikidata facts

Area: 2.61
Elevation: 1800
Image: Copy of Lower Mall.JPG

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Commons category: Kasauli
postal code: 173204

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Contents

Etymology
Demographics
Climate
Landmarks
Central Research Institute
Baptist Church
Christ Church
Circuit house
Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Ji
Fossil site
Kasauli Brewery and Distillery
Kasauli Club
Nahri Temple
Hanuman Mandir (Manki Point)
Beja State
Mahlog princely state
Notable people
References
External links

== Etymology == According to a local legend, there was a stream called Kaushalya or Kausalya that flower near the area between Jabli and Kasauli, that is how the name Kausalya gradually evolved to Kasauli and got its name.