Himachal Pradesh
Appearance
Himachal Pradesh | |
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![]() 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 | |
Kintra | Indie |
Established | 25 Januar 1971 |
Caipital | Shimla |
Lairgest ceety | Shimla |
Destricts | |
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 | ![]() |
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.
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Chief Minister Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Himachal Pradesh
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha". Hpvidhansabha.nic.in. 18 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 15 Juin 2011.
- ↑ Singh 2000, p. 1.
- ↑ "Literal meaning of Himachal Pradesh". www.himachalpradesh.us. Archived frae the original on 10 Juin 2007. Retrieved 20 Mey 2007.