Palampur - Not even many Distt. HQ's can beat this profile...

1	First things First- Distinction of being the only place/town/city in India to boast of two PVC winners- Maj. Somnath Sharma &  Capt. Vikram Batra
2	Tea Capital of North West India with T estates surrounding all over.
3	Airport 35 - km
4	Railway connectivity since 1927 (Meter Gauge)
5	NH-21 passing through the heart of the City
6	An HRTC regional office & depot
7	Agricultural University 2km
8	Vetenary College 2km
9	Medical College & Hospital 30km
10	Ayurvedic College & hospital 12km
11	Institute of Himalayan Bio resource Technology-A Regional Laboratory of CSIR 3km
12	Vivekananda Post Graduate Medical Research Institute &  Hospital (PGI)  (nearing completion) 2km
13	Multispecialty Rotary Eye Hospital maranda 4km
14	A unique Yoga &  Naturopathy rejuvenation & treatment centre- Kaya Kalp 2km
15	University College of Basic Sciences 3km
16	University College of Agriculture 2km
17	University College of Home Sciences 3km
18	Womens' Polytechnic  3km
19	Silkworm Breeding Centre  1km
20	Regional Honeybee Breeding Centre- Nagrota 20km
21	HPMC fruit processing plant Nagrota 20km
22	St. Paul's Sr. Sec. School (early 19th century vintage school) 1km
23	Church of St. John 1km
24	Sri Sai University, Palampur 10km
25	Kendriya Vidyalaya Palampur 1km
26	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 12km
27	Distinction of being the only town in India to produce two PVC winners- Maj. Somnath Sharma &  Capt. Vikram Batra
28	Base of A Mountain Division of the Indian army - Holta Camp
29	Base of an Artillery Brigade at Alhilal 10km
30	4 Hydroelectric projects in the vicinity - Utarala(15km), Kandi(10km), Jia(18km) &  Neogal(20km-upcoming)
31	The Palampur Co- operative Tea factory (early 19th century vintage)
32	Taragarh palace Hotel 10km
33	International paragliding centre at Billing 20km
34	World famous Shobha Singh's art gallery at Andretta 11km
35	Zoo cum nature park at Gopalpur 10km
36	Buddhist monastaries at Tashi Jong (10km) & Bir (20km)
37	Famous Trekking Routes through passes- Sanghar pass to Bharmaur via Holi, from Baijnath over the Jalsu pass to Bharmaur & to Holi via Waru La
38	Shaktipeeth Chamunda Devi Temple 18km
39	World Famous Rock Cut Baijnath Temple 16km
40	The only hill station in India where deodar trees are grown between the height of 3000 feet to 4000 feet from Mean Sea Level.