Localities and Areas in Palampur

The hill station of Palampur in Himachal Pradesh is famously known as the Tea Capital of Northern India. The lush pine forests on one side along with the vast spread of tea gardens on the other, provides a majestic view of nature in Palampur. There are many important areas and places in Palampur. Due to the boom of tourism in Palampur, the state government of Himachal Pradesh has taken special interest in developing the residential as well as the market areas of Palampur. Areas like the Main Bazar, Nagpal Market, Lower Bazar etc. are places of great economic importance for the region of Palampur. The hilly terrain of these localities in Palampur provide an interesting time to visitors who like to take a local tour of the markets of this place.

Important Localities in Palampur

Some of the important areas and places in Palampur are discussed below.

Main Bazaar- One of the most important localities of Palampur is this area named the Main bazaar. As the name suggests this place has many important shops and is the major center of shopping for the visitors and the locals alike. This place also has the branch of a very important bank in Palampur, which is the Kangra central Co-operative Bank. This area also has many important shops like Cotton County, Store of Tata Docomo, and others.

Palampur Bazaar- This area is one of the most prefered shopping destinations for the locals and the visitors can also have a great time here as there are a number of shops in this locality. There are a number of garment shops like Him Garments, Shree Ganesh Garments and others. Famous electronics showrooms of Palampur like Chamunda Electronics and Santoshi Electronics have their shops in this area. This place is also famous for the coffee shop named Joy Expresso Coffee Bar. Sai Prem Jewellers is one of the famous jewellery store owner in Palampur and has a shop in this area.



Other important shops in this area are Sharma Medical Store, Sood Watch House, Baghla Automobiles, Bali Watch Company, Chaman Cloth House, Sharma Watch House, Variety Shoe Store, Rajpura Cloth House, Maharaja Cloth House, Rajinder Cloth House, Neelam Fancy Cloth House and many others. Two of the most important fuel stations named Him Preet Filling Station and Chian Ram Sant Ram Filling Station are also in this area. This area also has a famous restaurant named the Pine restaurant and the Country Cottage resort.

Subhash Chowk- This is a area which has a lot of commercial establishments along with some residential properties. There are new apartments and other real estate projects that are coming up in this area. Shops like Frontier Cloth House, Bharat Cloth House, Ajay Enterprises are present in this area. The Taj Restaurant located in this area is a famous dining out destination for the tourists of Palampur.



Gurudwara Road- As the name suggests, this area is famous for a Gurudwara and has many shops along side the Gurudwara. There are some residential buildings and commercial offices in this place as well. Some of the places that local people frequently visit in this area are Chitra Medical Store, Nag Garments, Rewaaz Selections, Jagdish Rai Tailor and others.

Cinema Road- Another popular area that is often thronged by the young crowd of Palampur is this place called the Cinema Road. The area around this place has a lot of population staying there for many years. One of the famous furniture houses of Palampur named the Bombay Furniture House has a shop in this locality. There is huge automobile showroom named the BB automobiles that has an existence in this area.

Lower Bazaar- This is a well known local market. Shops like Kishore Hardware and Chamba Electronics, have their shops in this area. This place is also often frequented by local vegetable sellers and other hawkers who make this area a busy place to visit during the day time and weekdays.



There are many other important localities in Palampur like the Dharamsala Road,the Bus Stand Road, the Court Road, the Nagri Road, the Dheera Road, the Aima Road, the Nagpal market and others. So, visit these beautiful and wonderful areas in Palampur and get fascinated by the local culture and traditions.