Dharampur is a town located in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.[1] It is located in Kasauli tehsil, about 65 km from Shimla and 15 km from Kasauli on the National Highway 22. It is also connected by the Kalka Shimla Railway Line. It houses the first tuberculosis sanatorium in North India. C R.P.F. (Central Reserve Police Force) camp on N.H. 22 on Shimla Road.

Dharampur
Bathol Dharampur
village
Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh
A view of the Dharampur Railway Station
Location within Himachal Pradesh
Location within Himachal Pradesh
Dharampur
Coordinates: 30°54′00″N 77°01′05″E / 30.900°N 77.018°E / 30.900; 77.018
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictSolan
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, pahari
Time zoneUTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN
173209
S T D01792
Vehicle registrationHP-
Nationalized BankCanara Bank, Subathu Road
central bank of indiaState Bank of India

Dharampur is situated on the Chandigarh - Shimla Highway.(NH5) It is also connected to Kalka through toy train. The toy train is one of the narrow gauge trains and so is a tourist attraction also as Dharampur is located near to Kasauli and bus connectivity to Kasauli is majorly through Dharampur.

References

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  1. ^ Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (1 January 2007). Himalayan geology. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2012.