Kasauli
Sign in to saveKasauli 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
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- Kasauli
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- Kussowlie
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- Town
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- 300px
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- From top, left to right:Uphill view of Kasauli, Sunset Point, Central Research Institute with Kasauli Tower, Government Circuit House, Kasauli Brewery, Christ Church
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- India Himachal Pradesh#India
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- Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Country
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Himachal Pradesh
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- 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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Article
19 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
== 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.