HIMACHAL PRADESH

~Adobe of Snow:~
Where it is located
 GEOGRAPHY
• Topography mainly hilly.
• 38% of total land is forest.
• Hilly region divided into:
-Shivaliks or Outer himalayas
-Lesser himalays
-The great himalayan & zaska.
• Climate & weather is cool throught the
year.
• The Beauty of Himachal unleashes after
the rainy season with lush green cover on
mountains.
• Chief rivers : Indus and Ganges ;
• Chenab
• Beas
• Ravi
• Yamuna
• Satlej
• Spiti
AFTER RAINY SEASON

EARLY WINTER
CENSUS

AREA: 55,673 sq Km
No. OF DISTRICTS: 12
CAPITAL: Shimla
POPULATION: 68.58 lakh
SEX RATIO: 974/1000 males
LITERACY RATE: 83.78%
% OF TOTAL POPULATION: 0.57
DENSITY OF POPULATION :123/Sq
Km

FACT : No city over 1 lakh population

 PEOPLE & CULUTURE
LANGUAGES:-
Official language: Hindi
 Prominent language : Pahari
 Other languages : Punjabi, Dogri,Kangri& Kinnauri
RELIGIONS:-
 95.77% - Hindus(Rajputs, Brahmins & Mahajans-
High caste; Artisans-Lower caste)
 1.63% - Muslims
 >1% - Buddhists
 0.1% - Christians
 FESTIVALS:-
Dusshera of Kullu:
7 days fest to mark the return Ladarcha Fest , Spiti:
of Lord Rama to Ayodhya A Fair , celebrated in 3rd week of august
. Get-together of visitors and traders
MINJAR FEST CHAMBA : SHIVRATRI FAIR MANDI:

7-day carnival depiciting the cultural

A week long fair at Baijnath’s
bonding of people . Local diety taken in a
pocession for immersion Shiva Temple in Feb and March
 PEOPLE:-
The people of Himachal love colour.
Their dress patterns follow the local
climate .
The people of Lahaul wear lomg
gowns and trousers but their gowns
do not have mandarin sleeves .
They wear grass or leather boots.
Their caps indicate the region they
come from.
 ECONOMY:
The economy of the state is highly dependent on three
sources
hydroelectric power, tourism , agriculture

Himacal now ranks fourth in respect of per capita

income agriculture contribute over 45%.

The Economy of the Himachal pradesh is currently

the third fastest growing economy in India .
 POLITICS
First CM of Himachal
Pradesh was Dr. Y.S.Parmar.
BJP,s Prem Kumar Dhumal
was sworn in as 15th Chief
Minister of Himachal
Pradesh on 30th December
2007.
Two major national
Political parties:BJP & INC .
 TOURISM
SHIMLA MANALI
The old Christ Churuch with its  Manali with its soothing
beautiful stained glass windows , is backdrop of the himalayas ,
one of shimla,s most prominent offers a blend of tranquility and
landmarks . adventure that makes it one of
northen India,s most popular
destinations.Located in kullu
valley
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