Manali is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh that is close to Kullu town in the Kullu district.It is located at the northernmost point of the Beas River-created Kullu Valley. Situated in the Kullu district, the town is roughly 270 kilometers (170 miles) north of Shimla, the state capital, and 544 kilometers (338 miles) northeast of New Delhi, the federal capital. Manali, which has 8,096 residents according to the 2011 Indian census, is the start of an old trade route that passes via Lahaul, Ladakh, and the Karakoram Pass before continuing on to Yarkand and Hotan in China’s Tarim Basin. Manali is a well-liked travel destination in India that acts as the entry point to the Lahaul and Spiti region