Sabathu
Sabathu
Subathu | |
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Town | |
  Sabathu Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Sabathu Sabathu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′N 76°59′E / 30.97°N 76.99°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Elevation | 1,265 m (4,150 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,720 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Sabathu (also known as Subathu) is a cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has a historic association with the Anglo-Nepalese War, and is now the centre of the 1st Gorkha Rifles and the 4th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
Geography
Sabathu has an average elevation of 1265 metres (4150 feet).[1]
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Sabathu had a population of 8720. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Sabathu has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sabathu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
British military expeditions went to greater Sabathu to recuperate. It housed a regional leper colony during the 19th century.
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabathu
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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