Jogindernagar

Jogindernagar is a city in Central Himachal Pradesh, India.

Understand
Jogindernagar is a pleasant destination for hanging out, trekking, paragliding, angling and camping, with a number of hill stations around and other places of interest to visit. The city is popularly known as "the City of Powerhouses" and is the only town in Asia to have three powerhouses which run on the same stream water.

Climate
The town is known for its pleasant climate. The climate remains mild and light in summers when light woolens or cottons are recommended and during winters, heavy woolens are required.

The temperature may dip down as low as -6 degree Celsius in nearby mountains in peak winters.

Get in

 * Distance from Mandi: 56 km.
 * Distance from Chandigarh: 259 km.
 * Distance from Shimla: 210 km.
 * Distance from Pathankot: 163 km.
 * Nearest broad gauge train station: Pathankot (163 km).
 * Nearest airport: Gaggal Airport (60 km).

By car
City is well connected with road from all the major junctions. National highway 20 passes through the city. Buses, taxis and other vehicles are frequently passing by.

It takes 2 hours from Dharamsala and 6 hours from Chandigarh in a local carrier or your own drive.

By train
Joginder Nagar is terminal point of 163 km long Kangra Valley Narrow gauge railhead. One can start from Pathankot, Kangra, Palampur to reach here as these towns are connected to the same rail line. But the journey takes as much as double time on train since the train runs slow on hilly terrains and slopes. For sight-seeing the Dhauladhar mountain ranges and local stations, it is the better option undoubtedly.

By plane
Gaggal Airport in Kangra is the nearest airport at distance of 60 km from the town. Flights are to and from Chandigarh, Delhi and other major cities.

Talk
The major languages spoken in the area are Hindi and dialects of Pahari. The dialect of western Pahari used in the region varies from Mandyali to Kangri because of closeness to Kangra district. The other languages spoken and understood by majority of population are Punjabi and English. A majority of the people understand English well.

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Eat
In addition to the restaurants in the Hotel Uhl and Hotel City Heart (see the Sleep section), the town has a number of restaurants in and all around which provide good food options at cheap rates.



Drink
Famous beverages including all type of cold drinks, juices etc. are available in the leading restaurants mentioned above but drinking alcohol is prohibited here and in other public places.

Sleep
The town has a lot of cheap and semi-luxury hotels in budget ranging from ₹200 to ₹1500 per room per day. Most of the hotels are equipped with restaurants so you may not need to get outside for food. Some of the best hotels has been listed down:



Connect

 * Landline &mdash; The area dialing for the town is 01908 and in international format it follows : +91 1908 XXXXXX . One can find a lot of telephone booths near around.
 * Mobile &mdash; Town has almost all the leading mobile operators which include Airtel, Tata Docomo, Tata Indicom, Reliance, RIM, Idea, Vodafone, Aircel. The town has next generation 3G facilities being serviced by Idea Telecom (from March, 2012) and Airtel (from September, 2013).
 * Internet &mdash; The town has a number of internet cafes with charges per hour or half hour. Mostly they charge ₹20-40 for surf of one hour. The cafes have high speed connectivity available as equipped with broadband access.

Go next

 * Dharamsala – A popular resort for sightseeing, mountain adventures and the home to his highness Dalai Lama
 * Mandi – A town with a lot of ancient temples and other places to visit.
 * Rewalsar – 24 km from Mandi. Rewalsar is equally sacred to Hindus, Sikhs & Buddhists. There is a temple, gompa and gurudwara, besides the holy lake with floating islands, in a nice mountain setting.
 * Parashar Lake – A beautiful mid altitude lake at an altitude of 2,700 m and is about 80 km from the town towards Mandi. Road branches off at Drang and other at Mandi (49 km from Mandi).
 * Manali – In the Kullu Valley is one of the most scenic tourist hill resorts in India.