Chakrata

Chakrata
Town
Chakrata is located in Uttarakhand
Chakrata
Chakrata
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Chakrata is located in India
Chakrata
Chakrata
Chakrata (India)
Coordinates: 30°42′07″N 77°52′08″E / 30.702°N 77.869°E / 30.702; 77.869
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictDehradun
Elevation
2,118 m (6,949 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,498
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteuk.gov.in

Chakrata is a cantonment town and also a sub district/tehsil, in Dehradun district[1] in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

It lies between the Tons and Yamuna rivers, at an elevation of 2118 m, 98 km from the state capital, Dehradun. Chakrata was originally a cantonment of the British Indian Army. To the west lies Himachal Pradesh, and to the east are Mussoorie (73 km) and Tehri Garhwal.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chakrata" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 802..

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