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Kotgarh is a village and a sub-tehsil[1] in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Formerly under the British Raj, it was the capital of Kotkhai-Kotgarh princely state, which was later shifted to Kiari in Kotkhai. Kotgarh was incorporated into British India in 1815 and later to India in 1947.
Kotgarh | |
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Village | |
Nickname: The Apple Bowl of India | |
Coordinates: 31°19′N 77°28′E / 31.31°N 77.47°E | |
Country | India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
District | Shimla |
Tehsil | Kumarsain |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Elevation | 1,888 m (6,194 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 608 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 172031 |
Vehicle registration | HP-95 |
It was in this village, where Satyanand Stokes planted first American apple tree in India in 1916.[2] Kotgarh is known as the apple bowl of India, due to its high quality of apple and cherry cultivation.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tehsils | Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Kotgarh "The apple bowl of India"".
- ^ "About Kotgarh".