Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is State located in the Northern region of India. This article provides infomation about Himachal Pradesh's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Himachal Pradesh Overview

Himachal Pradesh State is established on 1971 and the capital of Himachal Pradesh is Shimla. Total area of Himachal Pradesh is 55,673 km² including 55,402 km² rural area and 271 km² urban area. Hindi is the official language of Himachal Pradesh, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Himachal Pradesh is IN-HP.

Himachal Pradesh State is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Lahul & Spiti is the largest district of Himachal Pradesh which covers area of 13841 km² while Hamirpur is the smallest district of Himachal Pradesh which covers area of 1118 km². Kangra is the most populated whereas Lahul & Spiti is the least populous district in Himachal Pradesh State.

Population of Himachal Pradesh

As of the 2011 census, Himachal Pradesh has a population of approximately 6,864,602 peoples which is divided into urban population of 688,552 and rular population of 6,176,050. The population density in Himachal Pradesh region is about 123 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Himachal Pradesh

There are about 1,483,280 houses in the district, including 170,770 urban houses and 1,312,510 rural houses. The average household size is about 5 people per house.

List Of District in Himachal Pradesh

As per 2011 stats, there are 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh. Here is the list of all Himachal Pradesh districts along with area & population information.

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