Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is an Indian state located in the Northern region of India. It was established on 25-Jan-1971. The capital of the state is Dharamshala in winter and Shimla in summer. Shimla is the largest city. The official language is Hindi. Additional official language includes Sanskrit. Major rivers include Beas, Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, Yamuna.

As per Census 2011, the total area of the state is 55,673 square kilometres, including 55,402 square kilometres of rural area and 271 square kilometres of urban area.

The state has a unicameral legislature with 4 Lok Sabha seats, 3 Rajya Sabha seats, 68 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Himachal Pradesh shares borders with Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, and has an international border with China.

List of Districts in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is divided into 12 districts for administrative purposes. The table below lists all districts of Himachal Pradesh along with their respective headquarters and total area in square kilometres:

Sl. No.DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)
1BilaspurBilaspur1,167
2ChambaChamba6,522
3HamirpurHamirpur1,118
4KangraDharamshala5,739
5KinnaurReckong Peo6,401
6KulluKullu5,503
7Lahaul And SpitiKeylong13,841
8MandiMandi3,950
9ShimlaShimla5,131
10SirmaurNahan2,825
11SolanSolan1,936
12UnaUna1,540

Population of Himachal Pradesh

As per Census 2011, Himachal Pradesh has a total population of 68,64,602 people, including 34,81,873 males and 33,82,729 females. The sex ratio is 972 females per 1,000 males, population density is 123 people per km², and the literacy rate is 82.8%.

The table below shows the total, rural, and urban population breakup along with household counts:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population68,64,60261,76,0506,88,552
Male Population34,81,87331,10,3453,71,528
Female Population33,82,72930,65,7053,17,024
Households14,83,28013,12,5101,70,770