Kotgarh

Kotgarh is a village in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Formerly it was the capital of Kotkhai-Kotgarh princely state, which was later shifted to Kiari in Kotkhai. Kotgarh was incorporated into British India in 1815 and later to India in 1947.

Kotgarh

कोटगढ़
Village
Kotgarh Village
Kotgarh
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Kotgarh
Kotgarh (India)
Coordinates: 31.31°N 77.47°E / 31.31; 77.47
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictShimla
TehsilKumarsain
Government
  TypePanchayati raj
  BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
1,888 m (6,194 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total608
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
172031
Vehicle registrationHP-95

It was in this village, where Satyananda Stokes, planted first American apple tree in India in 1916. Kotgarh is known as apple bowl of India and the area is one of the wealthiest in Himachal Pradesh due to its high quality of apple and cherry cultivation.[1]

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