Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh
State
Location o Himachal Pradesh in Indie
Map o Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates (Shimla): 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E
Kintra	Indie
Established	25 Januar 1971
Caipital	Shimla
Lairgest ceety	Shimla
Destricts	12 Bilaspur Chamba Hamirpur Kangra Kinnaur Kullu Lahaul an Spiti Mandi Shimla Sirmaur Solan Una
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Urmila Singh
• Chief Meenister	Prem Kumar Dhumal (BJP)
• Legislatur	Unicameral (68 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	4
• Heich Court	Himachal Pradesh Heich Court
Area
• Total	55673 km2 (21,495 sq mi)
Area rank	17t
Elevation	2319 m (7,608 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,856,509
• Rank	21st
• Density	123/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-HP
HDI	0.652 (medium)
HDI rank	3rd (2011)
Literacy	83.78%
Offeecial leids	Hindi, Punjabi
Website	himachal.nic.in

Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼) [ɦɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ] ( listen)) is a state in Northren Indie.

Himachal Pradesh is kent tae be abundant in natural brawnnie. Efter the war atween Nepal an Britain kent as the Gurkha War an aw, the Breetish colonial govrenment came intae pouer. In 1950 Himachal wis declared as a union territory but efter the State o Himachal Pradesh Act 1971, Himachal emergit as the 18t state o the Republic o Indie. Hima means snaw in Sanskrit, an the literal meanin o the state's name is In the lap o Himalayas. It wis namit bi ane o the great Sanskrit scholars o Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma.