Bhoranj

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Bhoranj
Town
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Coordinates: 31°38′38″N 76°38′31″E / 31.644°N 76.642°E / 31.644; 76.642Coordinates: 31°38′38″N 76°38′31″E / 31.644°N 76.642°E / 31.644; 76.642
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	176045
Telephone code	01972
Vehicle registration	HP-74
Nearest cities	Hamirpur, Una, Mandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Hamirpur
Civic agency	Panchayat
Climate	Normal temperature . (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	2 °C (36 °F)

Bhoranj is a tehsil in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India.^[1]

Language[]

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The Regional language of the Bhoranj tehsil is Kangri(Himachali Pahari) pahāṛī is Hindi for “of the mountains.^[2] Hindi and English are both officially recognized as local languages as well.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[]

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The total population of the Bhoranj tehsil is 81,986 – 38,456 males and 43,530 females.^[3]

Climate[]

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The average temperature in the summer is between 15 and 31 °C. During the winter, temperatures can drop as low as 2 °C in the winter and go as high as 38 °C in the summer. Monsoon season starts in July. By October, nights and mornings are very cold. Snowfall at elevations of nearly 3000 m is about 3 m and persists from early December to late March. At about 4500 m the snow lasts year round.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation[]

By rail

There are no railway connections to this town, but one line from Una to Hamirpur has been proposed. The nearest broad gauge railway station is the Una Railway station.

By road

Bhoranj is connected to all the towns of Himachal Pradesh and other states. Estimated travel time to drive from New Delhi to Bhoranj is about 9 hours via the fastest NH44 route.

By air

The nearest domestic airport is in Kangra and the nearest international airport is in Chandigarh.

Education[]

The Government Degree College, Gautam group of Colleges, Carrier Point University, and the SVN PG College are the educational institutions nearest to Bhoranj. There are many state and private secondary schools as well. The National Institute of Technology Hamirpur is about 25 km from Bhoranj, Tikkari Minhansa.^{[citation needed]}

Villages[]

There are 273 villages in the Bhoranj Tehsils:

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