Sarkaghat is a town, a Nagar Panchayat and a Tehsil in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Sarkaghat is one of the 5 Local Urban Bodies in Mandi District. The town is located about 60 km away from the district headquarters at Mandi. It is a main business centre and is the fourth-largest town in the district. The Sarkaghat Local Urban Body came into existence in 1981. The Nagar Panchayat of Sarkaghat has 7 wards. The new ward of Dabrog was recently included in the Nagar Panchayat. The present population of this town is about 6000 and the floating population is about 1 Lacs per month. The town has a Government Hospital. PPR Memorial Hospital is the only private hospital located at Sarkaghat. The Bus station is under the control of Himachal Road Transport Corporation. Sarkaghat has one Govt. P.G. College, one Govt. Hospital, Senior Secondary School, Mini Secretariat in which the various Govt. Department Office of Sub-Division level function. Sarkaghat also has a CBSE affiliated school, R K International School which is located near the Nabahi Devi Temple.
The town has the Sub-tropical climate and characterized by hot summer and cold winter. The temperature various between 10 degree C to 45 degree C with June as the hottest and January as the coldest months. Geologically the Sarkaghat town is located in a seismic zone.
Demographics
Sarkaghat is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Sarkaghat city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat has population of 4,715 of which 2,522 are males while 2,193 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 419 which is 8.89% of total population of Sarkaghat. In Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 870 against state average of 972. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sarkaghat is around 669 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate of Sarkaghat city is 89.29% higher than state average of 82.80%. In Sarkaghat, Male literacy is around 92.65% while female literacy rate is 85.53%. Sarkaghat Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,184 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Tourist and religious places near Sarkaghat
Kamlah Fort - Baba kamlah
Jalpa Mata - sakrain dhar
Kanchna Mata - Garli
Jander Forest near Sari
Kandhapatan, Dharmpur
Kotli Tungal Velly
Rewalsar Lake, Rewalsar
Jalpa Mata - Awahdevi
Nabhai Mata Temple
Shiv Temple
Goddiya Baba Temple
Picnic Spot Kangu ka Galu forest Sarkaghat Hamirpur road via Awah devi
As per Census Classification Sarkaghat enjoys status of a class IV town. The civic affairs of the town are being looked after by the Nagar Panchayat Sarkaghat. The Nagar Panchayat Sarkaghat has a President, Vice President directly electedby the people of Sarkaghat along with 7 Members elected from each of 7 wards plus 3 Members nominated by the Govt. of H.P.
