Solan District Himachal Pradesh

Solan district is one of the twelve districts of Himachal Pradesh state of India. Solan city is the district headquarters. The total area of the district is 1936 km2. The district came into existence on 1 September 1972. A new district was formed by merging Solan and Arki's tehsils. The name of the district and the name of its headquarters comes from Mata Shoolini Devi. It is said that she saved Solan from destruction. The district has five assembly constituencies: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, and Kasauli. All these are part of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.

The district is divided into four sub-divisions: Solan, Nalagarh, Arki and Kandaghat. There are seven tehsils in the district, Solan, Kandaghat, Kasauli, Nalagarh, Arki, Baddi and Ramshahar. According to the 2011 census, the district had a population of 5,80,320. Solan district has a literacy rate of 85.02%. Agriculture is a major feature of the Solan district. Maize, wheat and barley are the main crops, onions, pulses and peas are also cultivated here. Mushroom farming is very popular in Solan, so people also call Solan city "Mushroom City". . The Solan district has three main industrial centers: Parwanoo, Chambaghat and Baddi.

Places of interest Maa Shoolini Devi, Badi Ki Dhar, Barog Railway Station, Kasauli, Chail, Solan Church, Jatoli Temple, Mohan Shakti National Heritage Park, Dolanji Bon Monestry, Pandava Cave Mountains, Jawahar Park, Dagshai Cantonment Board, Arki Fort, Nalagarh Fort is among the major attraction of the district. Education Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technologies, Chitkara University Barotiwala, Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Maharaja Agrasen University, Manav Bharti University, Kumarhatti, Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences, MM University & Medical College are some of the major attractions of the district. How to reach The nearest airport to Solan is Chandigarh Airport, which is at a distance of 66 km from here. Solan is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains. By road, Solan is well connected to major cities of the country. You can hire a taxi from Chandigarh to reach Solan easily. There are numerous service providers which are offering Chandigarh to Solan taxi.

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