Kullu

Kullu Kulu
Town
Kullu Valley, Beas River
Kullu Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Show map of Himachal Pradesh Kullu Kullu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°57′N 77°07′E / 31.95°N 77.11°E / 31.95; 77.11
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Government
• Type	Democratic
Elevation	1,279 m (4,196 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,536
• Rank	11th in HP
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	175101
Telephone code	01902
Vehicle registration	HP-34, HP-35, HP-49, HP-58, HP-66
Sex ratio	1.17 (1000/852) ♂/♀
Website	www.hpkullu.nic.in

Kullu is a municipal council town that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kullu district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Valley about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the airport at Bhuntar, Kullu.

Kullu Valley is a broad open valley formed by the Beas River between Manali and Larji. This valley is known for its temples and its hills covered with pine and deodar forest and sprawling apple orchards. The course of the Beas river, originating from Beas Kund^[1] presents a succession of hillside settlements studded amongst forests of deodar that tower above pine trees on the lower rocky ridges. Together with the river Beas running through the valley, the town of Kullu offers truly magnificent views. Kullu Valley is sandwiched between the Pir Panjal, Lower Himalayan and Great Himalayan Ranges, located in Northern India, 497 k.m. away from the capital of India.