Tutikandi is a suburb located in
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...
,
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It has the main Inter State Bus Terminal of Shimla.
Geography
Tutikandi is located along a section of
National Highway 5 (India)
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. The region is surrounded by trees of Deodar. The average altitude of
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...
is 2206 meters. It is 7 km from the nearby
railway station. This small locality has developed since an
Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) was added. The area was once out of the way of Shimla people. It has become a popular place well connected by roads. Though situated on the outskirts, the transport system, ISBT, makes the area easily reachable.
History
Tutikandi was once an untouched part of
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...
. Dense, thick forest covers much of the region. For many years it served as a
garbage
Garbage, trash, rubbish, or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or gaseous wastes, or toxic waste produc ...
dump. Its location was one major reason for choosing it as a
dumping site. With the expansion the dumping site was relocated.
Today
Tutikandi serves as a bypass road. Abattoir house is run by the municipal corporation of Shimla.
Sights
* Jalapu House is a traditional building of Shimla. It was constructed in the 1920s. This house belonged to a local farmer and was made with mud, stone and wood and covered with galvanized iron sheets.
* Old zoo is located in the dense forest. It has a
mountain leopard as one of its residents.
* The 103 Railway Tunnel is a significant part of Shimla. The tunnel, which is often called a "ghost", is a few kilometers from the City.
See also
*
List of educational institutions in Shimla
This is a list of educational institutions in Shimla, India.
Schools
* Auckland House School
* Bishop Cotton School
* Central School for Tibetans
* Convent of Jesus and Mary
* Himalayan International School, Chharabra
* Loreto Convent, T ...
References
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Geography of Shimla district