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Sabathu
Cantonment town in Himachal Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabathu (also known as Subathu) is a cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has a historic association with the Anglo-Nepalese War, and is now the centre of the 1st Gorkha Rifles and the 4th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
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History
During the colonial period, Subathu was a part of British Indian territory, and served as a cantonment in the Simla district, Punjab Province.[1][2]
The First Gurkha Rifles was raised in Subathu in 1815, from the remnants of the Nepali General Amar Singh Thapa's army after the Anglo-Gorkha wars.[3][4]
Geography
Sabathu has an average elevation of 1265 metres (4150 feet).[5]
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Sabathu had a population of 8720. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Sabathu has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sabathu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
British military expeditions went to greater Sabathu to recuperate. It housed a regional leper colony during the 19th century.
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