| Other name | Subathu |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30.97°N 76.99°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Elevation | 1265 m |
| Population total | 5720 |
| Population as of | 2001 |
| Official | Hindi |
| Regional | Mahasui (Baghati)[1] |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Sabathu (also known as Subathu) is a cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has a historic association with the Anglo-Nepalese War, and is now the centre of the 1st Gorkha Rifles and the 4th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
History
During the colonial period, Subathu was a part of British Indian territory, and served as a cantonment in the Simla district, Punjab Province.[2][3]
The First Gurkha Rifles was raised in Subathu in 1815, from the remnants of the Nepali General Amar Singh Thapa's army after the Anglo-Gorkha wars.[4][5]
Geography
Sabathu has an average elevation of 1265 metres (4150 feet).[6]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[7] Sabathu had a population of 8720. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Sabathu has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sabathu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
British military expeditions went to greater Sabathu to recuperate. It housed a regional leper colony during the 19th century.
References
- ^ "Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh". Literary Herald
- ^ Panjab Gazetteer. 1883.
- ^ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India .... Clarendon Press.
- ^ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1970. p. 16.
- ^ Gurung, Tim I. (2023-03-13). Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5492-990-8.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabathu
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived 2004-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-11-01.