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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bangana
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| settlement_type = Tehsil
| image_skyline = Tehsils of district una himachal pradesh.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Una ; Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.6138|N|76.3579|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Una district|Una]]
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| government_type = Government of Himachal Pradesh
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| elevation_m = 630
| population_total = 4000
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 174307
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01975
| registration_plate = HP 78
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'''Bangana is a Tehsil of [[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una District]]''' . It is located in the foothills of [[Solah Singhi Dhar]] ( Lower Himalayan ) in [[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una District of]] [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. Ancient forts are located on the top of hill. It is said that Maharaja [[Sansar Chand]] built those forts. [[Lahore]] can be seen from these forts with the help of telescopes. District headquarters is 28km from here.
Bangana has further two sub-tehsils [[Jol Bangana|Jol]] and [[Bihru]]

==History==
{{See also|Kutlehar}}
Historically Bangana was a part of Kutlehar state.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Princely states of India]</ref> Rajput Rajas from [[Pal Dynasty]] had ruled this state. After kutlehar state's annexation to Panjab, it becomes part of Kangra district until 1972. After [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] was trifucated into three parts (Kangra, Hamirpur, Una) then it becomes part of [[Una district|Una]] and served as tehsil headquarter.

==Kutlehar Fort==
There is a fort situated near Bangana. It is situated on a hill's top. Lahore can be seen with the help of telescope from this fort. Dhauladhar mountain range can also be seen from this place.

==Geography==
Generally terrain is hilly as it lies under the [[Solah Singhi Dhar]] range.

==Transport==
It is connected by road to all major towns of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Nearest railway station is at Una and Nearest Airport is [[Kangra Airport]].

==Education==
There are many government and private schools here. Government Degree college Bangana is higher education centre here. While Una is nearest education hub for the town.

==Major Attractions==
* [[Raipur Maidan]]- Baba garib nath mandir situated on the bank of satluj river near Gobing sagar reserviour is major attraction for tourist.
* '''Yogi Panga'''- Baba Rudranand's temple is major pilgrimage centre.
* [[Gobind Sagar]] reserviour- Sceneric beauty of river plays a key role for shootings various occasions like Pre wedding shootings by the epic use of Drones.
* [[Dhayunsar Mahadev]]- Lord Shiva's ancient temple. Every year lakhs of devotees visits the temple.
* [[Kutlehar Fort]]- It is said that this fort is built by Kangra's great ruler Maharaja Sansar Chand, as [[Kutlehar]] was the smallest of all the Kangra Kingdom.

==Assembly Constituency==
Bangana comes under area of [[Kutlehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kutlehar]] Vidhan Sabha Constituency. Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party are major political parties here. Sh. Veerendra Kanwar is current MLA of the constituency from last 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-2017/story/himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2017-complete-list-of-winners-live-1109569-2017-12-18|title=Himachal Pradesh Assembly result list - India Today|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Una, Himachal Pradesh]]

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>Materialscientist at 16:52, 15 February 2020