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Hill Town in Uttarakhand, India
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Chakrata is a city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Compared to Mussoorie, which is a renowned, developed, and commercialized hill station with cafés, multi-national food chains and well-known hotel chains, Chakrata is a quiet, hidden hill station that is not so developed or commercialized.
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Located at an elevation of 1429 rnts. Hanol is 97 km and approximately a 1 1/2-hour drive from Chakrata via the SH-1 road. This hamlet of a village is renowned in the region for a temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu.
By car
Chakrata is well-connected by a motorable road with Dehradun 92 km;, Mussoorie 73 km; and Saharanpur 122 km. The most suitable road to Dehradun is via Vikas Nagar. The roads are in pretty bad shape.
By train
The nearest railhead is at Dehradun, 92 km. away.
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