Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | McLeod Ganj | | **Common Name** | Mcleodganj | | **Native Name(s)** | मैक्लोडगंज (Hindi), མེག་ལོཌ་གྷན་ཇི (Tibetan) | | **Nicknames** | Little Lhasa, Dhasa | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Suburb / Hill Station | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Himachal Pradesh | | **Capital** | Shimla (State Capital), Dharamshala (District HQ) | | **Government Type** | Municipal Corporation (Part of Dharamshala) | | **Date Founded** | 1850s (British Cantonment) | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC +5:30) | | **Latitude** | 32.2426° N | | **Longitude** | 76.3213° E | | **Elevation** | ~2,082 m (6,831 ft) | | **Total Area** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Population** | ~11,000 (Estimate; officially counted within Dharamshala) | | **Population Density** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 176219 | | **Area Codes** | +91 1892 | | **Official Languages** | Hindi, English (Tibetan widely spoken) | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | _Data not readily available for this location._ |