Himachal Pradesh

हिमाचल प्रदेश
हिमाचल प्रदेश
State of India
	Location of Himachal Pradesh in the Republic of India
	Map of Himachal
	Coordinates: 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E / 31.10333°N 77.17222°ECoordinates: 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E / 31.10333°N 77.17222°E
Country	India
Region	North India
Government
• Body	Government of Himachal Pradesh
• Governor	Rajendra Arlekar
• Chief Justice	Lingappa Narayana Swamy
• Legislature	Unicameral (68* seats)
• Chief Minister	Jai Ram Thakur (BJP)
• Chief Secretary	Anil Kumar Khachi
Area
• Total	55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,856,509
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Sanskrit
• Native	Mahasu Pahari; Mandeali; Kangri; Kulluvi; Bilaspuri; Kinnauri; Lahauli; Pattani; Chambeali; and others;
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
	^*

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), although the border with China is still disputed. 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

Bilaspur
Chamba
Hamirpur
Kangra
Kinnaur
Kullu
Lahaul & Spiti
Mandi
Shimla
Sirmaur
Solan
Una

Proposed districts^[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
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
A man in Kullu, wearing a traditional Himachali cap.