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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Banikhet<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.545556|N|75.943669|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Chamba<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 176303 <ref name="RefPostCode">India Post. (EN) [http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/Pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=Banikhet Pincode search - Banikhet]</ref><br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 1899 (Chamba) <ref name="RefPhoneCode">Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. [http://www.bsnl.co.in/searchcode.php?state=Himachal%20Pradesh&pgno=0 STD Codes for cities in Himachal Pradesh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526153150/http://www.bsnl.co.in/searchcode.php?state=Himachal%20Pradesh&pgno=0 |date=26 May 2011 }}</ref><br />
| registration_plate = HP 47 <ref>{{cite web | url=http://himachal.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&dpt_id=3&level=1&sublinkid=3078&lid=3648 | title=Registration Codes - Transport Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh }}</ref><br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]]<br />
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[[File:Banikhet.JPG|thumb|Paddar Ground]] <br />
'''Banikhet''' is located about seven kilometers from [[Dalhousie, India]]. It is an important centre of tourism in the [[Chamba district]].<br />
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[[File:Jawala Mata Mandir.jpg|thumb|Jawala Mata Mandir]]<br />
[[File:Helipad.JPG|thumb|Helipad]]<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Banikhet is situated in the [[Dhauladhar]] range of the [[Himalayas]] at an altitude of {{convert|5500|ft|m}} above the sea level. It has daytime temperature of 25&nbsp;°C and night temperature of about 15&nbsp;°C during summers.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
Banikhet is home to a number of [[tourist attraction]]s, including the Historical Naag Mandir, Jawala Mata Mandir and Helipad. The town's profile has been raised with the establishment of [[NHPC]] Ltd.'s Chamera Hydro-Electric Project.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Banikhet has around four schools, including Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and the only [[college]] (DAV) in area.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Chamba district]]<br />
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