Thursday 26 September 2013

About Gangath

Gangath(176204) also known as Pandian Wala Sahar for its well known Baltoies (cooking utencil made up from brass) is a beautiful  historic village in Nurpur Mandal , Kangra District , Himachal Pradesh . Gangath is located 12.9 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Nurpur . Gangath is 64 km far from its District Main City Dharamshala . It is 218 km far from its State Main City Shimla.The nearest big city to Gangath is Pathankot Pb.
It has many tourist attractions like:-
1. Historic shiv temple
2. Kialu baba temple
3. Famous Wrestling Fair "CHINZ" took place on 3rd, 4th and 5th June every year
4. Manufacturing of Brass Utensils by traditional way of "Sancha's" especially "Baltoies"
            It is well connected to roadways and railways.The nearest railway station is Nurpur Road- Jassur for remaining 7 km we have to hire a taxi or arrive by bus at cheaper rate.
     M.L.A of Gangath (Indora constituency) is Manohar Dhiman.