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Shakoh village, Himachal

Coordinates: 31°52′N 76°31′E / 31.86°N 76.51°E / 31.86; 76.51
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Shakoh
Sakoh
Village
Shakoh is located in Himachal Pradesh
Shakoh
Shakoh
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Shakoh is located in India
Shakoh
Shakoh
Shakoh (India)
Coordinates: 31°52′N 76°31′E / 31.86°N 76.51°E / 31.86; 76.51
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
Founded bySansar Chand
Government
 • TypePanchayat
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
733 m (2,405 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total163 Rural
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialSanskrit[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP-56

Shakoh (also Sakoh ( शकोह ), Jaisinghpur) is a village panchayat, of Lambagaon block, Jaisinghpur tehsil of the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, in India. It is located in the border area of the Kangra-Hamirpur district. It is the central point to Hamirpur (37Km) and Palampur (44 Km). Shakoh is just 7 km away from Sujanpur Tira, a sub-town in the Hamirpur district, where Sainik School of Himachal is located. Kangra is one of twelve districts in Himachal Pradesh. Pin Code of Shakoh Village is 176 082 and the people of Shakoh village use the Pahadi dialect (Kangri).

Shakoh is the nearby village, which connects Jaisinghpur tehsil and further connects triple border of Hamirpur, Mandi, and Kangra (tri-border juncture).

Places

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  • Kali Mata Temple, Shakoh, Jaisinghpur
  • Government Middle School, Shakoh
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References

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  1. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune. Shimla. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.