Prem Nagar, Uttarakhand

Summary

Prem Nagar is a locality in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India. With total population of 11830,[1] It was named after Ral Bahadur Prem Nath.[2] Following the creation of the Indian Military College in 1922 in the nearby village of Garhi, the Indian Military Academy was founded in 1932 in Prem Nagar on the grounds of the Railway Staff College.[3] Today, Premnagar and the academy lies just off National Highway 7 (Chakarata Road), about 8 km (5.0 mi).,[4] Premnagar is a cantonment area of Dehradun Cantonment.

Prem Nagar
Love City
town
Prem Nagar is located in Uttarakhand
Prem Nagar
Prem Nagar
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Prem Nagar is located in India
Prem Nagar
Prem Nagar
Prem Nagar (India)
Coordinates: 30°19′59″N 77°57′39″E / 30.33306°N 77.96083°E / 30.33306; 77.96083
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictDehradun
Population
 • Total11,830
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi, Hindi, English Garhwali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteuk.gov.in

It's the main bazaar for a number of local areas and towns.

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Population of premnagar, Dehradun
  2. ^ Times of India (1949) The Indian and PAkistan Year Book and Who's Who 1949 Bennett, Coleman & Co., p. 801, accessed 5 December 2008 via Google Books
  3. ^ "IMA Estate" Indian Military Academy official website, accessed 5 December 2008
  4. ^ "Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun" eUttaranchal, accessed 5 December 2008