McLeod Ganj

McLeod Ganj
McLeodganj
suburb
From top, left to right:
Triund, Mcleodganj during winter skyline of Mcleod ganj, Bhagsunag Temple, Kalachakra Temple
Nickname(s): 
Little Lhasa, or Dhasa
McLeod Ganj is located in Himachal Pradesh
McLeod Ganj
McLeod Ganj
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
McLeod Ganj is located in India
McLeod Ganj
McLeod Ganj
McLeod Ganj (India)
Coordinates: 32°14′19″N 76°19′25″E / 32.23861°N 76.32361°E / 32.23861; 76.32361
Country India
State Himachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Named forDonald Friell McLeod
Elevation
2,082 m (6,831 ft)
Population
 • Total11,000 (approx)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English, Tibetan, Gaddi, Pahari, Nepali, Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176219
Telephone Code01892

McLeod Ganj or McLeodganj (pronounced /məˈkld ˌɡʌn/) is a suburb of Dharamshala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa" as the Tibetan government-in-exile is headquartered here and there is a significant population of Tibetans in the region.[1]

  1. ^ Diehl, Keila (2002). Echoes from Dharamshala Music in the Life of a Tibetan. University of California Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-585-46878-5. OCLC 52996458.

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