Ghanari is the headquarter of Tehsil Ghanari in

Una district Una is a district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una shares its border with the Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar districts of Punjab and Kangra, Hamirpur and Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The terrain is generally plain with semi h ...

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, India. It comes under

Gagret Gagret is a nagar panchayat in Tehsil Ghanari of Una district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated in plains of Una. Geography Gagret is located at . It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Demographi ...

vidhan sabha constituency and shares border with

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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

and Daulatpur and from

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city of Punjab. It is also from the Punjab town of

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, in

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, and from district headquarters at

Una, Himachal Pradesh Una is a Municipal Council City in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Una district. There are 11 wards under Municipal Council. Una City is home to the Kila, which is a historical fort and an a ...

People

The local language is primarily Punjabi while

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and

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are used in official purpose. The population of Ghanari is around 4500. 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 degree and in winters it falls to -2 degree.

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