Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh History

As established in 1948 as a Chief Commissioner's Province within the . The province comprised the hill districts around and southern hill areas of the former . Himachal became a part C state on 26 January 1950 with the implementation of the. Himachal Pradesh became a on 1 November 1956. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union.In earlier times, the area was variously divided among smaller kingdoms, such as those of, , Bhagal and Dhami. After the of 1815-1816, it became part of the india.

General Information

Location :	Latitude :	30o 22' 40" N to 33o 12' 40" N
	Longitude :	75o 45' 55" E to 79o 04' 20" E
Height (From mean sea Level) :	350 meter to 6975 meter.
Population [2001-Census] :	6077248 persons.
	Urban :	594881 persons
	Rural :	5482367 persons.
Geographical Area [2001] :	55,673 sq. km.
Density (per Sq. Km.) [2001] :	109.
Females per 1000 Males [2001] :	970
Birth Rate (per 1000) [2002(P)] :	22.1.
Death Rate (per 1000) [2002(P)] :	7.2.
State Capital :	Shimla.
No. of Districts :	12.
No. of Tehsils :	75
No. of Sub Divisions :	52.
No. of Blocks :	75.
No. of Villages :	20118.
No. of Towns :	57.
No. of Parliament Constituencies :	Lok Sabha :	4.
	Rajya Sabha :	3.
No.of Assembly Constituencies :	68
Average Rainfall :	1469 mm.
State Animal :	Musk Deer.
State Bird :	Monal.
.State Language :	Hindi & Local Dialects.
Major Rivers :	Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Parbati.
Major Lakes :	Renuka, Rewalsar, Khajjiar, Dal, Beas Kund, Dasaur, Brighu, Prashar, Mani Mahesh, Chander Tal, Suraj Tal, Kareri, Sreolsar, Gobind Sagar, Nako.