Parwanoo
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Timber Trail at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh
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| Nickname(s): shanu city | |
 Parwanoo
Parwanoo
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| Coordinates: 30°50′17″N 76°57′31″E / 30.83806°N 76.9585°ECoordinates: 30°50′17″N 76°57′31″E / 30.83806°N 76.9585°E | |
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 India
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| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
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| • Type | State Government |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,609 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Parwanoo is a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is an industrial town. It has himachal's biggest wholesale market. It borders Panchkula district of Haryana, and is after the towns of Pinjore and Kalka on the Chandigarh Simla Highway. In fact it is separated by a river bed from the town of Kalka. Pinjore to Parwanoo is almost a continuous urban belt. From Pinjore there is also a road to Baddi. Another nearby industrial town of Himachal.
The town is divided into 6 different sectors spread randomly across the Shivalik Range in a radius of about 4 km. While sectors 1A, 4 and 6 are totally residential the other sectors 1, 2, 3 & 5 are Industrial with only a few residential areas. Parwanoo is essentially an industrial town with almost 80% of the local population engaged with the industries in one way or other. It is home to the largest fruit processing unit of HPMC and the HP Agro Industries have a Cattle Feed Unit and a Pesticide Unit located here. It also has a Large ESI hospital. Prominent hotels are Shivalik View, Windsmoor, Park Inn and Shelly.
Employment is largely driven by the government, industrial plants and tourism. Education and horticultural produce processing, comprise most of the remainder. In addition to being the local hub of transportation and trade.
The Kalka Shimla heritage rail line passes through this town. The railway station is known as Taksal.The town is 35 km from Chandigarh and 20 km from Panchkula. There is also a route to Kasauli direct from Parwanoo, 18 km avoiding Dharampur.
Parwanwoo has a moderate climate. Winter temperature is approximately 10 degrees Celsius, with Summer temperatures rarely exceeding 38 degrees Celsius or more. The general wind direction is south-west to north-east. Total rainfall for the year is 1020 millimetres, with humidity at 90% in September and 28% in April.
To cash in on its proximity to Chandigarh and Panchkula the government set up industrial sectors and gave incentives that invited many small scale units to set up shop here. The incentives include exemption from taxes and financing incentives for expansion of existing projects.
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