List of hill stations in India
The hill stations are high-altitude towns used, especially by European colonialists, as a place of refuge from the summer heat. They are prevalent in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, particularly India.
The Indian subcontinent has seven principal mountain ranges and the largest of all is the Himalayas that lies in the northern part of India. The famous peaks and ranges include the Kangchenjunga range in the Eastern Himalayas which frames the hill stations of Darjeeling and Gangtok as well as the Nanda Devi in Himachal Pradesh. Then there is Shivalik range that also lies within the same region has some famous hill stations that include Dalhousie, Kullu, Shimla, Nanital and many more.
Most of the hill stations in India were developed by the British, around a central mall, to get respite from the oppressive summer heat. Many have picturesque lakes as their focal point, making them excellent places for boating activities.
Most of the hill stations in India are located in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in the Himalayas and in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Western ghats. Some of the hill stations in India are listed below by state.
Since all these hill stations are world famous they are frequently visited by tourists on a summer vacation tour. Due to this almost all of the above hill stations are well connected by rail, road and air services to major Indian cities.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Purpose
- 3 Andhra Pradesh
- 4 Arunachal Pradesh
- 5 Chhattisgarh
- 6 Gujarat
- 7 Haryana
- 8 Himachal Pradesh
- 9 Jammu and Kashmir
- 10 Jharkhand
- 11 Karnataka
- 12 Kerala
- 13 Madhya Pradesh
- 14 Maharashtra
- 15 Meghalaya and Mizoram
- 16 Odisha
- 17 Punjab
- 18 Rajasthan
- 19 Sikkim
- 20 Tamil Nadu
- 21 Uttarakhand
- 22 West Bengal
- 23 References
History
The British Raj, and in particular the British Indian Army, founded perhaps 50 of the 80-odd hill stations in the Indian subcontinent; the remainder were built by various Indian rulers over the centuries as places of leisure or even as permanent capitals. They established the stations to escape the blistering heat of the long Indian summer.
Purpose
Several hill stations served as summer capitals of Indian provinces, princely states, or, in the case of Shimla, of British India itself. Since independence, the role of these hill stations as summer capitals has largely ended, but many hill stations remain popular summer resorts.
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
- Barda
- Don
- Gir
- Girnar
- Saputara
- Wilson
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
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- Baijnath
- Barog
- Bir-Billing Paragliding Site
- Chail
- Chamba
- Chitkul
- Churdhar Sanctuary
- Dalhousie
- Dharamkot
- Dharamshala
- Haripurdhar
- Jogindernagar
- Kalpa
- Kangra
- Kasauli
- Keylong
- Khajjiar
- Kiarighat
- Kufri
- Kullu
- Manali
- Mashobra
- Mcleodganj
- Nahan
- Narkanda
- Palampur
- Rajgarh
- Reckong Peo
- Rewalsar
- Sangla
- Sarahan
- Shimla
- Solan
- Sundar Nagar
- Thaneek Pura
- Triund
Jammu and Kashmir
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- Jammu region:
- Kashmir region:
- Ladakh region:
Jharkhand
Karnataka
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- Agumbe, Shimoga District
- Biligiriranga Hills, Chamarajanagar District
- Chikkamagaluru, Chikkamagaluru District
- Kemmangundi, Chikkamagaluru District
- Kodachadri, Shimoga District
- Kollur, Udupi District
- Kudremukh, Chikkamagaluru District
- Madikeri, Kodagu District
- Male Mahadeshwara Hills, Chamarajanagar District
- Manipal, Udupi District
- Nagarhole, Kodagu District
- Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district
- Sagara, Shimoga District
- Somwarpet, Kodagu District
- Talaguppa, Shimoga District
- Virajpet, Kodagu District
Kerala
- Agali, Palakkad District
- Agasthiyamalai
- Aralam, Kannur District
- Aryankavu, Kollam District
- Athirapally, Thrissur District
- Ayyampuzha, Ernakulam District
- Charalkunnu, near Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta District
- Chinnakanal, Idukki District
- Chittar, Pathanamthitta District
- Devikulam, Idukki District
- Gavi, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
- Iritty, Kannur District
- Kalpetta, Wayanad District
- Kanjirakolly, Kannur District
- Kodanad, Ernakulam District
- Kodencheri, Kozhikode District
- Kottancheri Hills, Kasaragod District
- Kulathupuzha, Kollam District
- Kumily, Idukki District
- Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam District
- Kuttikkanam, Idukki District
- Lakkidi, Wayanad District
- Malakkappara, Thrissur District
- Malayattur, Ernakulam District
- Mananthavady, Wayanad District
- Maniyar, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
- Mattupetty, Idukki District
- Mundakayam, Kottayam District
- Munnar, Idukki District
- Muthanga, Wayanad District
- Muthumalai, Palakkad District
- Nedumkandam, Idukki District
- Nelliampathi, Palakkad District
- Nilambur, Malappuram District
- Painavu, Idukki District
- Parambikulam, Palakkad District
- Peermade, Idukki District
- Peruvannamuzhi, Kozhikode District
- Ponmudi, Thiruvananthapuram District
- Poonjar, Kottayam District
- Ramakkalmedu, Idukki District
- Ranipuram, Kasaragod District
- Seethathode, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
- Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad District
- Thamarassery, Kozhikode District
- Thattekkad, Ernakulam District
- Thekkady, Idukki District
- Thenmala, Kollam District
- Thiruvambadi, Kozhikode District
- Thusharagiri, Kozhikode District
- Tirunelli, Wayanad District
- Udumbanchola, Idukki District
- Vagamon, Idukki District
- Vaithalmala, Kannur District
- Vazhachal, Thrissur District
- Vellarimala, near Thiruvambady in Kozhikode District
- Vettilappara, Thrissur District
- Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram District
- Vythiri, Wayanad District
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
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- Amboli
- Bhandardara
- Chikhaldara
- Igatpuri
- Jawhar
- Karjat
- Khandala
- Lavasa
- Lonavala
- Mahabaleshwar
- Malshej Ghat
- Matheran
- Mhaismal
- Panchgani
- Panhala
- Shahapur Harshgiri
- Toranmal
Meghalaya and Mizoram
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
- Gangtok
- Gyalshing
- Kupup
- Lachen
- Lachung
- Namchi
- Pelling
- Phensang
- Phodong
- Rangpo
- Ravangla
- Samdruptse
- Soreng
- Yuksom
- Yumthang
- Zuluk
Tamil Nadu
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- Anaimalai, partially shared - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Palakad, Kerala
- Coonoor, Nilgiris
- Javadi Hills, Tiruvannamalai
- Kalrayan Hills, Villupuram
- Ketti Valley, Nilgiris
- Kodaikanal, Dindigul
- Kolli Hills, Namakkal
- Kolukkumalai, Theni
- Kotagiri, Nilgiris
- Kurangani, Theni
- Manjolai, Tirunelveli
- Meghamalai, Theni
- Ooty, Nilgiris
- Pachamalai Hills, Trichy
- Palni Hills, Dindigul
- Sathuragiri, Virudhunagar
- Sirumalai, Dindigul
- Thali, Krishnagiri
- Topslip, Coimbatore
- Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris
- Valparai, Coimbatore
- Yelagiri, Vellore
- Yercaud, Salem
Uttarakhand
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- Almora
- Askot
- Auli
- Badrinath
- Bageshwar
- Berinag
- Bhimtal
- Bhowali
- Binsar
- Chakrata
- Chamoli
- Champawat
- Chaukori
- Chopta
- Dehradun
- Dhanaulti
- Dharchula
- Didihat
- Dwarahat
- Gangolihat
- Gangotri
- Gopeshwar
- Gwaldam
- Harsil
- Hemkund Sahib
- Jageshwar
- Jagtoli
- Jeolikot
- Joshimath
- Kanatal
- Kausani
- Kedarnath
- Khirsu
- Landour
- Lansdowne
- Lohaghat
- Marchula
- Mukteshwar
- Munsiyari
- Mussoorie
- Nainital
- New Tehri
- Pangot
- Patal Bhuvaneshwar
- Pauri
- Pithoragarh
- Raiagar
- Ramgarh
- Ranikhet
- Rishikesh
- Rudraprayag
- Rudrapur
- Uttarkashi
- Valley of Flowers
- Yamunotri
West Bengal
- Ayodhya Hill
- Darjeeling
- Ghoom
- Jorpokhri
- Kalimpong
- Kolakham
- Kurseong
- Lava
- Loley Gaon
- Mirik
- Rimbik
- Rishyap
- Sandakphu
- Sillery Gaon
References
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