Zakatkhana is a village in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, Northern India surrounded on three sides by the Govind Sagar lake, which was created by the building of the Bhakra Dam on the Sutlej River. Zakatkhana lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Swarghat.

Zakatkhana
village
Zakatkhana is located in Himachal Pradesh
Zakatkhana
Zakatkhana
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Zakatkhana is located in India
Zakatkhana
Zakatkhana
Zakatkhana (India)
Coordinates: 31°17′01″N 76°42′48″E / 31.2836856°N 76.7132378°E / 31.2836856; 76.7132378
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictBilaspur
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
2,500
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
174011
Telephone code1978
Nearest citySwarghat
Lok Sabha constituencyHamirpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKot-Kahloor
ClimateCool (Köppen)
Websitesappandit.blogspot.com

The name derives from zakat meaning "toll tax" owing to the village's "toll tax barrier" at the time of the British Raj. Zakatkhana is on the old National Highway-21 from Bilaspur to Rupnagar in Punjab before 1954, when it was merged following construction of the Bhakhra Dam. To reach the village one can take NH 21 from Chandigarh and after travelling 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Chandigarh there is a small hill station at Swarghat.

This village is also known as land of temples as it is the location of the Sidh baba Balak nath mandir and is also home to the Rupeshwar Mahadev and Maa Sherawali temples.

Zakatkhana Pin code is 174011 and people of Zakatkhana village use Hindi language for communication.

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