Himachal Pradesh

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हिमाचल प्रदेश (Hindi and Sanskrit)
State of India
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Location of Himachal Pradesh in the Republic of India
Location of Himachal Pradesh in the Republic of India
Map of Himachal
Map of Himachal
Coordinates: 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E / 31.10333°N 77.17222°E / 31.10333; 77.17222Coordinates: 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E / 31.10333°N 77.17222°E / 31.10333; 77.17222
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Himachal Pradesh
 • GovernorRajendra Arlekar[1]
 • Chief JusticeLingappa Narayana Swamy[2]
 • LegislatureUnicameral (68* seats)
 • Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur (BJP)
 • Chief SecretaryAnil Kumar Khachi[3]
Area
 • Total55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,856,509
Language
 • OfficialPanjabi[4]
 • NationalPanjabi[5]
 • AdditionalRajasthani
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Official languageslanguages
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Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश) is a state in northern India. Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It covers an area of 55,673 square kilometres (21,495 square miles). The land contains high mountains. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone. It borders to Jammu and Kashmir to the north.

Himachal Pradesh was part of Indian Punjab before 1966.

Administrative divisions of Himachal Pradesh

The State of HP is divided into three Divisions, namely Mandi Division, Kangra Division, Shimla Division. The divisions are further sub-divided into 12 districts. These are further divided into 73 sub-divisions, 172 tehsils and 35 sub-tehsils.

Districts of Himachal Pradesh

  1. Bilaspur
  2. Chamba
  3. Hamirpur
  4. Kangra
  5. Kinnaur
  6. Kullu
  7. Lahaul & Spiti
  8. Mandi
  9. Shimla
  10. Sirmaur
  11. Solan
  12. Una

Proposed districts

Following districts are proposed for creation in Himachal Pradesh:[6][7]

  • Mahasu
  • Surendranagar
  • Rampur Bushhar
  • Karsog
  • Palampur
  • Noorpur
  • Dehra

Gallery

  • Mountain peaks in Lahul, Himachal Pradesh

  • Lady near Rothang Pass, Himachal Pradesh

State symbols of Himachal Pradesh

  • Western tragopan, state bird

  • Snow Leopard, state animal

  • Cedrus deodara, state tree

  • Pink Rhododendron, state flower

Himachal Pradesh Media

  • 8th-century CE rock-cut temples at Masroor

  • A map of the major Rajput kingdoms in Himachal Pradesh

  • The Mall Road is the central business district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh's capital city.

  • Terrace farming is the most common form of agricultural practice in the state.

  • Apples at an orchard in Vashisht; the state is the second-largest producer of apples in India

  • Tea gardens in Dharamshala with snow-clad Dhauladhar range in the background

  • Kangra/Dharamsala airport, Code: DHM, in Gagal, Himachal Pradesh.

  • Himalayan Queen train entering a tunnel

  • Kangra valley train

  • NH 5 in Himachal Pradesh

References

  1. ↑ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (1 September 2019). "Telangana's 'people's leader' Bandaru Dattatreya appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/telanganas-peoples-leader-bandaru-dattatreya-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor/article29315083.ece. Retrieved 1 September 2019. 
  2. ↑ IANS (6 October 2019). "Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Takes Oath As Himachal Chief Justice". NDTV.com. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/justice-lingappa-narayana-swamy-takes-oath-as-himachal-chief-justice-2112635. Retrieved 6 October 2019. 
  3. ↑ Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary (1 January 2020)himachalservices.nic.in. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 33–34. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune (Shimla). https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bill-to-make-sanskrit-second-official-language-of-hp-passed/730075.html. Retrieved 18 February 2019. 
  6. ↑ Himachal At A Glance - Information Data centre. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  7. ↑ Top five places you should visit in Himachal Pradesh.. Top five places you should visit in Himachal Pradesh.. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

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