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 / 31.10333°N 77.17222°E / 31.10333; 77.17222
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[1] (BJP)
• Legislatur	Unicameral[2] (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.^[3] 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.^[4] It wis namit bi ane o the great Sanskrit scholars o Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma.