Bhuntar

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| name = Bhuntar | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Bhuntar, a town in Himachal Pradesh 14.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Bhuntar town | pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Himachal Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kullu | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 4475 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = Kullui | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate = HP | website = | footnotes = Bhuntar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kullu district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is 11 km from the Kullu town, and lies along National Highway 3. The Kullu-Manali Airport is located in Bhuntar.

History

During the British Raj, Bhuntar had a bazaar and a branch office for post and telegraphs.

In 1905, Duff Dunbar, a British forest officer posted in Kullu, got a suspension bridge constructed at Bhuntar over the Beas River. The bridge connected the Kullu valley to the Parvati valley. The bridge was rendered unserviceable by heavy floods in September 1947. Thakur Beli Ram, a local leader from Kullu, had to take care of this and other simultaneous issues in the wider Kullu region soon after India's Independence.

Bhuntar was electrified alongside Kullu town in 1957. By 1961, Bhuntar already had an airstrip.

Bhuntar was first categorized as a town by the Census of India 1981.

Geography

Bhuntar is located on the right bank of the Beas River. Directly opposite Bhuntar, near the left bank of the Beas River, there is the confluence of the Parvati River with the River Beas. The Parvati Valley begins at this confluence and runs eastward, through a steep-sided valley towards Kasol and Manikaran.

The next major settlement after Bhuntar, in the direction of Kullu, is Shamshi.

Accessibility

Bhuntar lies on the National Highway 3, which till 2010 was the National Highway 21.

The airport at Bhuntar connects the Kullu valley to a few major north Indian cities, including Delhi and Amritsar.

Bhuntar is a centre within the Kullu valley for accessing places in the Kullu valley such as Shamshi, Kullu, and Manali, and for places in the Parvati valley such as Manikaran, Kasol, and Tosh. [[File:Confluence - River Beas and River Parvati - Bhuntar - Kullu - 2014-05-09 2166-2169 Compress.JPG|thumb|277px|The confluence of rivers Beas and Parvati at Bhuntar.]]

Demography

As of 2001 India census, Bhuntar had a population of 5260. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bhuntar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 76%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age..

Climate

| width = auto | location = Bhuntar (Kullu–Manali Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1960–present) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 25.4 | Feb record high C = 28.2 | Mar record high C = 32.3 | Apr record high C = 37.3 | May record high C = 40.0 | Jun record high C = 39.4 | Jul record high C = 37.4 | Aug record high C = 37.8 | Sep record high C = 35.5 | Oct record high C = 33.6 | Nov record high C = 29.4 | Dec record high C = 27.0 | year record high C = 40.0 | Jan high C = 16.1 | Feb high C = 18.3 | Mar high C = 22.7 | Apr high C = 27.3 | May high C = 31.3 | Jun high C = 32.9 | Jul high C = 31.6 | Aug high C = 30.8 | Sep high C = 30.1 | Oct high C = 27.9 | Nov high C = 22.9 | Dec high C = 18.2 | year high C = 25.8 | Jan low C = 1.6 | Feb low C = 3.8 | Mar low C = 6.8 | Apr low C = 9.8 | May low C = 13.1 | Jun low C = 17.0 | Jul low C = 20.2 | Aug low C = 19.9 | Sep low C = 16.8 | Oct low C = 10.1 | Nov low C = 4.9 | Dec low C = 1.5 | year low C = 10.3 | Jan record low C = -4.7 | Feb record low C = -4.5 | Mar record low C = 0.2 | Apr record low C = 3.5 | May record low C = 4.6 | Jun record low C = 6.1 | Jul record low C = 11.1 | Aug record low C = 10.9 | Sep record low C = 7.8 | Oct record low C = 3.5 | Nov record low C = -1.5 | Dec record low C = -5.2 | year record low C = -5.2 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 81.4 | Feb rain mm = 103.4 | Mar rain mm = 116.7 | Apr rain mm = 78.2 | May rain mm = 61.3 | Jun rain mm = 65.6 | Jul rain mm = 135.6 | Aug rain mm = 129.4 | Sep rain mm = 77.4 | Oct rain mm = 24.8 | Nov rain mm = 21.6 | Dec rain mm = 31.3 | year rain mm = 926.9 | Jan rain days = 4.9 | Feb rain days = 6.3 | Mar rain days = 7.6 | Apr rain days = 6.3 | May rain days = 5.8 | Jun rain days = 5.6 | Jul rain days = 8.8 | Aug rain days = 9.5 | Sep rain days = 5.2 | Oct rain days = 1.6 | Nov rain days = 1.9 | Dec rain days = 2.0 | year rain days = 65.5 | time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 51 | Feb humidity = 49 | Mar humidity = 43 | Apr humidity = 39 | May humidity = 39 | Jun humidity = 45 | Jul humidity = 59 | Aug humidity = 62 | Sep humidity = 57 | Oct humidity = 45 | Nov humidity = 46 | Dec humidity = 48 | year humidity = 48 | source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archivedate = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Bhuntar (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 145–146 | accessdate = 15 February 2020}} | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archivedate = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M67 | accessdate = 15 February 2020}}

Deities of Bhuntar

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References

References

  1. "Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh".
  2. (1918). ["Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A]."](https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_and_State_Gazetteers/8-c2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bhuntar+gazetteer&pg=PA175&printsec=frontcover). Compiled and published under the authority of the Punjab government.
  3. Shabab, Dilaram. (1996). "Kullu: Himalayan Abode of the Divine". Indus Publishing.
  4. Anand, R.L.. (1970). "Punjab District Census Handbook No. 7 - Kangra District". Government of Punjab.
  5. (1981). "Census of India 1981: A Portrait of Population Himachal Pradesh". Directorate of Census Operations, Shimla.
  6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.

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