Khanahr
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khanahr
| other_name = Salgi
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = File:Salgi Mandi Himachal Apr20 D72 14722.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Buildings and fields along MDR23, Apr '20
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|31.78425|N|76.99871|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Himachal Pradesh
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 3.95
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 523
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Mandeali, Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code = 175075
| registration_plate =HP-
| website = https://hpmandi.nic.in
| footnotes =
}}
Khanahr is a small village in Himachal Pradesh, India. The village is situated on the mountain slopes on the right bank of Kataula-ka-khad, a tributary of the Uhl River. It is located on MDR23 Mandi-Bajaura Road, at a distance of {{Convert|18|km|mi|abbr=}} from Mandi town. The sub-village of Salgi is located on the main road. The North Campus of IIT Mandi borders Salgi and the entrance to the campus branches off from MDR23 at Salgi.
Description
Khanahr/Salgi is located on MDR23 Mandi-Bajaura Road, at a distance of {{Convert|18|km|mi|abbr=}} from Mandi town.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mandi-Salgi route|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=31.7052%2C76.9371%3B31.7845%2C76.9981#map=13/31.7469/76.9621&layers=C|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 Feb 2021|website=OpenStreetMap.org}} MDR23 continues on to Bajaura, connecting to Kullu, a distance of {{Convert|48|km|mi}} from Salgi.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Salgi-Kullu route|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_car&route=31.9579%2C77.1089%3B31.7845%2C76.9981#map=11/31.8706/77.0794&layers=C|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 Feb 2021|website=OpenStreetMap.org}} The village has an area of {{Convert|395|ha|acre}}.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=District Census Handbook: Mandi, Himachal -- Village and Town Directory|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India|year=2011|isbn=|series=3 Part XII A|location=|pages=1028}}
The population as of the 2011 Census was 523 with 104 households. The languages are Mandyali and Hindi. Khanahr is a village in the Kamand Gram Panchayat. Khanahr village includes the following sub-villages: Chowkidhar, Kayali, Dwardu, Panjaut, Khada Gehar and Salgi.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
EWOK, a registered society started by IIT Mandi to cater to the education, training and entrepreneurial needs of rural women, has its office in Salgi. A number of businesses incubated by EWOK are based in Salgi.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=EWOK|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8394042333|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 Feb 2021|website=OpenStreetMap.org}}
Education
A government primary school below MDR23 caters to children from surrounding villages. The nearest government high school is in Kamand village {{Convert|3|km|mi}} distance. The IIT Mandi Mindtree School adjacent to Salgi caters to the IIT community and to children from villages of Kamand valley and Mandi town.{{Cite web|last=IIT Mandi|title=Visitor Information|url=https://www.iitmandi.ac.in/Visitor_info/index.html|access-date=25 Mar 2021|website=IIT Mandi}} IIT Mandi is an institute of national importance offering bachelors, masters and PhD in engineering, and masters and PhD in sciences and humanities. Students come from all parts of India and from some foreign countries. The North Campus of IIT Mandi borders Khanahr/Salgi.{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Rinki|title=Kamand Valley and Its Surroundings|publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Mandi|year=2017|isbn=978-93-5291-208-7|editor-last=Subramanian|editor-first=B.|series=Kamand Valley Monographs|volume=III|location=Kamand, Himachal Pradesh|pages=6|editor-last2=Sethi|editor-first2=Devika}}
Transport
Public and private buses and private vans ply regularly between Mandi and various villages in the Kamand valley, passing through Salgi. A few buses pass through en route from Mandi to Bajaura and Kullu.{{Cite web|date=16 Apr 2021|title=Institute Vehicle Schedule: HRTC bus timing operate through Kamand|url=https://iitmandi.ac.in/files/bus_schedule.pdf|access-date=19 Apr 2021|website=IIT Mandi|page=4}}{{Cite web|title=Mandi Bus Stand Local Route Time Table|url=https://disttmandi.com/mandi-bus-stand-local-route/|access-date=25 Mar 2021|website=DisttMandi.com|pages=Mandi - Kullu (Via Kataula); Mandi - Kataula Parashar; Mandi - Tepar Via Kataula; Mandi - Batheri – Aarang; Mandi - Kandhi; Mandi - Kadhalu (Kataula)|no-pp=yes}}
Gallery
File:Salgi IIT Mandi North Campus Historical Mar11 P1020815.jpg|Salgi in Mar 2011, left of centre
File:Kanahar Top Mindtree Himachal Jan18 D72 5065.jpg|Khanahr Top above Mindtree School and Salgi, Jan '18
File:Mindtree IIT Salgi full Himachal Apr20 D72 14719.jpg|IIT Mindtree School & Salgi village, Apr '20
File:Salgi Village Jan20 D72 13798 02.jpg|Salgi village from Griffon Peak in the west, Jan '20
File:Salgi Snow Himachal Feb19 D72 9420.jpg|Rare snowfall, view from IIT campus, 8 Feb '19
See also
References
{{Commons category|Salgi village|Khanahr (Salgi) village}}
{{reflist}}
{{Mandi district}}