Himachal Pradesh
Kangra
Baijnath

Bir

Bir is a town in the eastern end of the Kangra Valley in with a friendly, relaxed Indian population and a large Tibetan community. It is home to several educational institutions, monasteries, and nonprofit organizations.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Bīr”, “Bir Khas”, “Bīr Khās”, and “Bir, Himachal Pradesh”
  • Postal code: 176077

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ahju railway station.

Railway station
Photo: ChanduBandi, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chauntra.

Town
is a small market town in the state of in northern India located along National Highway 20 which connects to Mandi. is situated 3½ km south of Bir.

Bir

Latitude
32.0445° or 32° 2′ 40″ north
Longitude
76.7255° or 76° 43′ 32″ east
Elevation
1,591 metres (5,220 feet)
Open location code
8J4R2PVG+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4854713551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1275536
Wiki­data ID
Q4086963
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to South Azerbaijani—“Bir” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bir, Himachal Pradesh”
  • Basque: “Bir”
  • Bengali: “বীর”
  • Chinese: “Bir”
  • Dutch: “Bir (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Bir”
  • French: “Bir”
  • Hindi: “बीड़”
  • Hindi: “बीर, हिमाचल प्रदेश”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bir”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bir (Himachal Pradesh)”
  • Norwegian: “Bir”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੀੜ, ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼”
  • Russian: “Бир (Кангра)”
  • Russian: “Бир”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیر, هیماچال پرادش”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bir”. Photo: Okorok, CC BY-SA 3.0.