Sabathu

Sabathu
Sabathu ; Subathu
	Town
	Sabathu Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Sabathu Sabathu (India)
	Coordinates: 30.97°N 76.99°E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Elevation	1,265 m (4,150 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	5,720
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Sabathu (also known as Subathu) is a cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Associate With 14GTC:- Sabathu Is The Center For 1st And 4th Gorkha Rifles Of Indian Army. Rogroots Are Trained Here And Important Functions Are Also Held Time To Time. It Has A Historic Association With Anglo-Gurkha War From 1814-1816.

Geography

Sabathu has an average elevation of 1265 metres (4150 feet).[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Sabathu had a population of 8720. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Sabathu has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sabathu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Greater Sabathu also had housed a regional Leper Colony during the 19th Century. British military expeditions maintained a record of service there to ease the pain.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabathu
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabathu

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.