H.P.T.D.C. The Hamir - Hamirpur-HP- Manali-Hotels In Hamirpur-Resort In Hamirpur-Hamirpur Budget Hotels

State

State	Himachal Pradesh

City	Shimla

Airport	Shimla

Distance from Airport	Km

Railway Junctions	Shimla

Local Languages	Hindi

H.P.T.D.C. The Hamir - Hamirpur

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H.P.T.D.C. The Hamir - Hamirpur Outer View The history of Hamirpur is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty. Hamirpur was a part of old Jallandhar - Trigarta empire. The Katoch dynast became predominent during the period of Raja Hari Chand who ruled from 1700 A.D. to 1740 A.D. It was Raja Hamir Chand who built the fort at Hamirpur and the present town derived its name from this ruler. Hotel Hamir is named after Raja Hamir Chand.

Hotel Hamir is located at distance of 0.5 km from the main bus station and conveniently located on the highway to Jwalamukhi. Hotel Hamir has been designed with all modern facilities for tourists amidst Pine trees.

ACCESS :

The nearest airport is at Gaggal (Kangra) 83 km. The closet broad gauge railhead is at Pathankot 185 km. Taxis and buses are available at all these places. By road, the distance is 94 km from Dharamsala and 206 km from Chandigarh.

CLIMATE :

In winter, the climate is cold but pleasant when woolens are required. During summer the temperature is hot and cotton are recommended.

Facilities :

Rooms are modern with attached baths and running hot & cold water.
Satellite Channels, Restaurant, Room Service.
Conference facilities.
Parking within premises, Sprawling Lawn.

PLACES OF INTEREST :

SUJANPUR TIRA (25 km): Sujanpur was a refuge of Sansar Chand Katoch, a great ruler of Kangra region from 1806 till 1824. Known as a builder and patron of pahari miniature paintings, a fortified palace at Tira overlooking Sujanpur town, remnants of 'Barahari Hall' and some exquisite frescos on the walls of Narbadeshwar and Gauri Shankar temple are testimony of Sansar Chand's abilities. Holi, a festival of colours is celebrated with fervour in March - April every year.

NADAUN(27 Km): It used to be the capital of Sansar Chand Katoch of Kangra. The place is famous for fishing

BHOTA (15 Km): This beautiful place is located on Dharamsala - Shimla road.

DEOTHSIDH (56 Km): This is a famous pilgrimage centre and is a cave temple shrine dedicated to a child saint, Baba Balaknath. Himachal Tourism runs Hotel Deotsidh at Shahtalai, 10 km from the temple shrine.