Kasauli

Kasauli
—  cantonment  —
Kasauli Location of Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh and India
Coordinates	30°54′N 76°58′E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District(s)	Solan
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Kasauli is a cantonment and town, located in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The cantonment was established by the British Raj in 1842 as a Colonial hill station, 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Shimla, 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Chandigarh, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Panchkula, and lies at a height of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, Kasauli had a population of 4994. Males constituted 56% of the population, and females 44%. Kasauli had an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the then national average of 75.5%; male literacy was 84%, and female 76%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Climate

Kasauli has a moderate climate. Winter temperature is approximately 2 degrees celsius, with Summer temperatures rarely exceeding 32 degrees celsius. The general wind direction is south-west to north-east. Total rainfall for the year is 1020 millimetres, with humidity at 90% in September and 28% in April.

Landmarks

Central Research Institute

The Central Research Institute (CRI), originally the Pasteur Institute of India, was established at Kasauli in 1904 under its first director Sir David Semple, as an institute working in the fields of immunology and virological research. The CRI works as a World Health Organization ‘Collaborating Centre’, and as an immuno-biological laboratory producing vaccines for measles and polio, and the DTP group of vaccines. It also provides a Master of Science programme in Microbiology.

Christ Church, Kasauli

Christ Church

Christ Church was previously an Anglican church built in the 19th century. Since 1970 it has been under the auspices of CNI (Church of North India) in the diocese of Amritsar.

The Parsonage was built in 1850 for priests of the Anglican church.

Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Ji

The Gurudwara (Sikh house of worship and hospitality) Shri Guru Nanak Ji is located in the Gharkhal bazaar near Kasauli. A further Sikh Gurudwara lies on the Kasauli-Mashobra (old Hindustan-Tibet) Road near the Air Force Radar Station.^{[citation needed]}

Kasauli Brewery

The Kasauli Brewery and distillery, founded in the 1820s before the establishment of the Kasauli cantonment, is the oldest extant distillery for 'scotch whisky' in Asia.^{[citation needed]}The Kasauli brewery is also known as Mohan Meakins.^{[citation needed]}

Kasauli Club

"Lower Pine Mall" Kasauli

The Kasauli Club was established by the British Raj in 1880 as an accessible summer retreat. It is currently located within Indian Army premises and managed by a regular Indian Army Officer as 'Club Secretary', aided by civilian staff. Typical of hill architecture, the Club is constructed chiefly of wood.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Educational institutions in or near Kasauli are the Lawrence School Sanawar, The Pinegrove School, St. Mary's Convent School, all co-educational, and the school at Kasauli's K.V. Air Force Station. These schools are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

A lane in Kasauli

• Ruskin Bond; Anglo-Indian author, born at Kasauli
• Andy Mulligan; Irish rugby international, born at Kasauli

External links

• Himachal Pradesh website. Retrieved 8 July 2011
• "Development plan for Kasauli Planning Area", Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 8 July 2011
• Kasauli Church 360cities.net; retrieved 9 May 2011