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16-687: Rajban is a small town near Paonta Sahib in the Sirmaur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh . Rajban is home to one of the oldest cement factories ( Cement Corporation of India ) in Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the river bank, where the Tons River and the Giri River converge. Rajban is a very small town with a dense forest adjacent to it and the high steep hills can be seen easily. Rajban

32-879: A number of lesser streams flow through the valley, having their sources in either the Mussoorie Hills or the Sivalik Hills; all local rivers ultimately flow into either the Ganges or the Yamuna. Other than Rajaji National Park, the local protected areas include Asan Barrage Conservation Reserve and Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, with the 1000-acre campus of the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun representing another Important Bird Area (IBA). Rajaji National Park , Kalesar National Park and Jaunsar-Bawar region adjoin

48-595: Is 12 km from Paonta Sahib. Colonel Sher Jung National Park is around 7 km from the main town. Some luxury hotels to stay in Paonta Sahib are Hotel Guru Surbhi, Hotel Yamuna, and Hotel Paonta Valley. Paonta Sahib has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate characterised by a seasonal rhythm, hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (1 °C to 40 °C). In winter, frost sometimes occurs during December and January. It also receives occasional winter rains from

64-816: Is 79%, and female literacy is 72%. In Paonta Sahib, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Paonta Sahib is a municipal council which has 13 wards. This council looks after the development of the city, maintenance of roads, streets, cleanliness etc. The election takes place every five years to elect ward members and a chairman. The Paonta Sahib tehsil comprises 141 villages, among which Bain Kuan . Major industries are cement ( Cement Corporation of India in Rajban ), power generation - renewable energy ( Power Group ), aviation ( Air Himalayas ), pharmaceutical ( Sun Pharmaceutical , Mankind Pharma Limited ), textiles, and chemicals. Apart from these, Asia's biggest limestone market

80-542: Is an industrial town of Himachal Pradesh in India . It is located in the south of Sirmaur district , on National Highway 72 ( New NH 7) . Paonta Sahib is an important place of worship for Sikhs , hosting a large Gurdwara named Gurudwara Paonta Sahib , on the banks of the river Yamuna . The river is the boundary between the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand . The town was founded by Sikh Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji . The Gurudwara Paonta Sahib has linkages to

96-631: Is ecologically rich, particularly with regard to birdlife, with over 500 bird species having been recorded within the valley and in the surrounding areas, including the Mussoorie Hills and Rajaji National Park . The Reserved Forests and community forests in the region, in and around the valley are also botanically rich in terms of hardwood deciduous forests (esp. Sal or Shorea robusta , and Teak ), flowering and fruiting trees, natural wetlands , and Terai and Bhabar ecosystems. Several rivers (e.g. Song , Tons , Suswa, Jakhan, Rispana and Asan) and

112-422: Is known for its central government establishment, known as Cement Corporation of India. It employs approximately 500 workers. This industrial establishment has developed a residential colony near the plant known as C.C.I Rajaban Colony for its employees. It has various facilities including a hospital, school, small parks, and a large playground within the boundaries of the colony. Earlier Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

128-570: Is located at Sataun. Apart, Pharma Industry includes Tirupati Medicare Limited, Tirupati Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Tirupati Wellness Pvt. Ltd. and Pontika Aerotech Limited, all 4 are part of 'The Tirupati Group' in Paonta Sahib on Nahan Road. Doon Valley The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas , in the Indian states of Uttarakhand , Himachal Pradesh and Haryana . Within

144-632: Is on the bank of the river Yamuna, the river being the boundary between the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It is situated near the towns of Nahan in Himachal Pradesh, Yamunanagar in Haryana, Saharanpur in Western Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun in Uttarakhand. It is on the western extreme of the Doon Valley , which is at a distance of about 44  km from Dehradun. Kalesar National Park

160-520: The centre in a semi-circular arc; and southern range running at south from Paonta Sahib in the west to Haridwar in the east. The valley also forms a watershed between the Yamuna and Ganges river systems. In fact, the Yamuna and Ganges are closest to each other as they pass the Doon valley, with the Yamuna forming the western boundary and the Ganges the east. It runs 75 km long from west to east. The Doon Valley

176-416: The start of a Defence Research and Development Organisation project near the town. During summer the temperature of the town remains between 0 and 40 °C and in the winters it comes down to 7 °C. During winter the temperature here remains a bit mild between 18 and 27 °C. This Himachal Pradesh location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paonta Sahib Paonta Sahib

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192-533: The stay and moved to Anandpur Sahib to establish the Khalsa Panth . The Gurudwara houses a museum containing antiques and weapons used by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Paonta Sahib is the birthplace of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji , the eldest son of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Paonta Sahib is located at 30°26′17″N 77°37′26″E  /  30.438°N 77.624°E  / 30.438; 77.624 . It has an average elevation of 389 metres (1,276 feet). It

208-506: The tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur . Its original name was Paontika. In Hindi language, Paon means "feet" and tika means "became stable". It is believed that Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his horse stopped at this place, and he decided to stay here. He lived here for four and a half years, having never stayed so long at any other place in his entire life. He wrote many Sikh religious books during

224-693: The valley lies the city of Dehradun , the winter capital of Uttarakhand state. The Doon Valley lies between two intermittent ranges of the Himalayas , the Outer Himalayas (a.k.a. the Siwalik Hills ) and the Lesser Himalayas, known locally as the Mussoorie Range. It is bounded on all sides by mountains, with northern range running from Kalsi in the west to Muni Ki Reti in the east with Mussoorie at

240-484: The western disturbance. Average temperatures: Paonta Sahib has been ranked 40th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India. As of the 2011 Census of India , Paonta Sahib had a population of 25,183. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Paonta Sahib has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than National average of 74.04% (2011 figure).: male literacy

256-447: Was there for the education of employees' children but with the span of time the school has been changed and now Doon Valley School provides education on the premises. Rajban is a popular place for neighbouring people to celebrate Durga Puja and other festivals of the year. The temple La Devi also attracts a number of pilgrims throughout the year because of its vicinity. Rajban has also see growth and new residential development following

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