Himachal Pradesh
state in northern India
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 km² (21,495 mi²), 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
हिमाचल प्रदेश | |
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State of India | |
 Kangra Fort, 20 kilometres from the town of Dharamshala | |
.svg) A map showing where the location of Himachal Pradesh is in the Republic of India | |
 Map of Himachal | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Bandaru Dattatreya[1] |
| • Chief Justice | Lingappa Narayana Swamy[2] |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (68* seats) |
| • Chief Minister | Jai Ram Thakur (BJP) |
| • Chief Secretary | Anil Kumar Khachi[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,856,509 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[4] |
| • Additional official | Sanskrit[5] |
| • Native | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ^* | |
Himachal Pradesh was part of Indian Punjab before 1966.
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.[6][7]
Gallery
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Mountain peaks in Lahul, Himachal Pradesh -
Lady near Rothang Pass, Himachal Pradesh
State symbols of Himachal Pradesh
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Western tragopan, state bird -
Snow Leopard, state animal -
Cedrus deodara, state tree -
Pink Rhododendron, state flower
References
- ↑ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (1 September 2019). "Telangana's 'people's leader' Bandaru Dattatreya appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ IANS (6 October 2019). "Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Takes Oath As Himachal Chief Justice". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary". himachalservices.nic.in. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune. Shimla. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Himachal At A Glance - Information Data centre". Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "Top five places you should visit in Himachal Pradesh". Top five places you should visit in Himachal Pradesh. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Himachal Pradesh.
- Official website of Himachal Pradesh Government Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Himachal Pradesh Development Report Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Himachal Tourism Website Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Himachal's Daily news website