Baragaon | |
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Village | |
Clockwise from top: View of Baragaon Village; Brahmeshwar Mahadev temple; Main Bus Stand and Shops in Baragaon; View of Apple Orchards from Sangri Fort; Baragaon Diwali Fair | |
  Baragaon Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Baragaon Baragaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′35″N 77°22′23″E / 31.343°N 77.373°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Tehsil | Kumarsain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 1,568 m (5,144 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 842 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 172027[1] |
| Vehicle registration | HP-95 |
Baragaon is a village in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Formerly under the British Raj, it was the capital of Sangri princely state, which was one of the several states of the Punjab States Agency.
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History
Sangri originally was part of Bushahr, but was seized by Raja Man Singh of Kullu in about 1703. It was taken back by Bushahr in 1719 but in 1803 it was seized by the Gurkhas of Nepal and restored in 1815 to Raja Bikram Singh of Kullu after Gurkhas left. After Kullu was annexed by British in 1846 after First Anglo-Sikh War, Sangri became princely state under Shimla Hill states.[2][3]
Sangri signed merger treaty with the Indian Union on 15 April 1948[3]
Accessibility
Baragaon is 91 KM from Shimla city and lies 8 km beside National Highway 5 from Kingal village on Kingal - Basantpur road. Nearest Airport and Railway station are at Shimla city and there are regular Bus services from Shimla to Baragaon.
Government
It is Gram Panchayat under Narkanda Block.
In Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly it is represented under Theog Assembly constituency .
In Loksabha it is represented under Shimla loksabha seat.
On 16 August 2022, Himachal CM declared Baragaon to be new Sub Tehsil under Kumarsain.[4]
On 21 December 2022, Himachal CM denotified all sub tehsil including Baragaon created by previous government.[5]
Education
- Government Senior Secondary school (Established in 1922 by rulers of Sangri and upgraded later. Renamed after Kargil War Martyr Shaheed Satish Kumar from Baragaon) [6]
References
- ^ a b "Baragaon Pin Code, Baragaon, Shimla Map, Latitude and Longitude, Himachal Pradesh". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Rathore, Abhinay. "Sangri (Princely State)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b Verma, V. (1995). The Emergence of Himachal Pradesh: A Survey of Constitutional Developments. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-035-4.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Government". himachalpr.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "306 institution announced by BJP before Election denotify - HIMACHAL HEADLINES". 21 December 2022.
- ^ "SANGRI DARPAN". gsssbaragaon.himdhara.in. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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