Ghanari is the headquarter of Tehsil Ghanari in
Una district
Una district is a District (India), district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una shares its border with the Hoshiarpur district, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar district, Rupnagar districts of Punjab, India, Punjab and Kangra district, Kangra ...
of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
, India. It comes under
Gagret vidhan sabha constituency and shares border with
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
and lies on the bank of the seasonal
Swan River. It is situated in plains of District Una.
Origin of name Ghanari lies in two Sanskrit words Ghan(घन) which means clouds and ari(अरी) which means enemy. It is said that a lot of times in past it used to rain in all surrounding places but not in Ghanari. Thats why this place was named Ghanari(Ghan + Ari).
Ghanari is from both
Gagret and
Daulatpur, from
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur () is a city and a Municipal corporations in India, municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the ...
, from
Talwara
Talwara is a city, just 58 km from Hoshiarpur city in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is near to the border of the state of Himachal Pradesh.This place is known for proximity to Pong Dam and was mainly populated during ...
, and from district headquarters at
Una, Himachal Pradesh
Una is a City with Municipal Council and district headquarter in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una sits on the border with Punjab, Una is one of the gateways to Himachal Pradesh. It lies on the bank of River Swan, a tribut ...
.
People
The local language is Kandi dialect of
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
while
Hindi
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and
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
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are used for official purpose. The population of Ghanari is around 4600. Most of people of Ghanari belong to the Education Department, explaining Ghanari's fame for its teachers.
Ghanari has given many soldiers and officers to Indian Armed Forces including a winner of sword of honour at Indian Military Academy.
Climatic conditions
In summer, Ghanari's temperature reaches up to 46-47 degrees celsius and in winters it falls to -2 degrees celsius.
Education
In 2011, literacy rate of Ghanari was 91.56% compared to 82.80% of Himachal Pradesh. Male literacy stands at 97.00% while female literacy rate was 86.43%.
References
[{{Cite web, url=https://hpuna.nic.in/tehsil-sub-tehsil/, title=Tehsil-Sub Tehsil | District Una, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India]
Villages in Una district