Dhanotu, Kangra district

Village in Himachal Pradesh, India

Dhanotu is a village in the Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1] It is 13 km from Dharamshala bus stand and 9 km from Dharamsala airport. Primarily known for growing rice, wheat, corn and Lychee farms, it is the farm country of Dharamsala area. At any given time, it is 6 degrees Celsius warmer than Dharamsala.[2]

## Climate

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At 770m (2,525 ft) elevation, Dhanotu is located in the Kangra Valley, at the base of the Dhauladhar Mountain Range in the Lesser Himalayas. It is classified as a Himalayan Wet Temperate Biome, characterized by heavy rain fall and Sub-Tropical Broad-Leaved Hill Deciduous Forests.[3]

It is a key habitat to flying fox and many species of migratory birds, including the Sarus Crane \- the tallest flying bird in the world. The Sarus can be seen from spring through fall in the marshes and river beds surrounding Dhanotu village.

Geologically, Dhanotu sits on non-conglomerated glacial out-wash, dropped by ancient glaciers which melted or washed down from high up in the Himalayan range.

## Places of Interest

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The small village of Dhanotu is seeing more activity as it is becoming the choice of organizations due to its non extreme weather while still being close to the mountains.[citation needed]

* Very near to the village by Chambi Khad is Guru ji Ashram.
* Peepal Farm.
* White house retreat and artist residency
* Peepal Farm Farmstay[4] (traditional mud cottages)

## References

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1. ^ "Chari Dhanotu Village in Shahpur (Kangra) Himachal Pradesh". Villageinfo.in. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. ^ "Chari Dhanotu November Weather 2016 - AccuWeather Forecast for Himachal Pradesh India". Accuweather.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. ^ "Shodhganga" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in.
4. ^ "Peepal Farm Farmstay".

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Kangra district

Cities and
towns|

* Baijnath
* Dera Gopipur
* Dharamshala
* Haripur Guler
* Indora
* Jaisinghpur
* Jawalamukhi
* Kangra (district headquarters)
* Mant Khas
* McLeod Ganj
* Nagrota Bagwan
* Nagrota Surian
* Nurpur
* Palampur
* Rehan
* Shamirpur
* Sidhbari
* Yol

Villages|

* Agahar
* Andretta
* Bakarawan
* Banuri
* Bhawarna
* Bir
* Dadasiba
* Dadh
* Dainkwan
* Dhameta
* Dhan
* Dhanotu
* Dharamkot
* Gopalpur
* Haler
* Harchakian
* Hatli Jamula
* Ichhi
* Jawali
* Kotla
* Kutwari
* Lohna
* Naleti
* Nandrool Khas
* Narghota
* Pragpur
* Rehalkar
* Rehalpura
* Rey Khas
* Sakri
* Sari Molag
* Simbal Khola
* Simbal
* Sounkni Da Kot
* Sullah
* Than
* Tota Rani
* Triund
* Uparli Badol

Constituency assembly|

* Baijnath Assembly constituency
* Dehra Assembly constituency
* Dharamshala Assembly constituency
* Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency
* Indora Assembly constituency
* Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency
* Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency
* Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency
* Jawali Assembly constituency
* Kangra Lok Sabha constituency
* Sullah Assembly constituency
* Nagrota, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency
* Nurpur Assembly constituency
* Palampur Assembly constituency
* Shahpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency

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