Sabathu
Subathu | |
|---|---|
Cantonment 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 |
| • Regional | Mahasui (Baghati)[1] |
| 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.
History
During the colonial period, Subathu was a part of British Indian territory, and served as a cantonment in the Simla district, Punjab Province.[2][3]
The First Gurkha Rifles was raised in Subathu in 1815, from the remnants of the Nepali General Amar Singh Thapa's army after the Anglo-Gorkha wars.[4][5]
Geography
Sabathu has an average elevation of 1265 metres (4150 feet).[6]
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[7] 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
- ^ "Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Literary Herald.
- ^ Panjab Gazetteer. 1883.
- ^ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press.
- ^ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1970. p. 16.
- ^ Gurung, Tim I. (13 March 2023). Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5492-990-8.
- ^ 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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