[Himachal GK] Himachal Pradesh : An Introduction

Important Details About Himachal Pradesh :

Country	India
Region	North India
Established	25 Jan. 1971
Capital	Shimla
Largest city	Shimla
Districts	12
Government
• Governor	Aachrya Devvrat
• Chief Justice	Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir
• Chief Minister	Virbhadra Singh
• Legislature	Unicameral(68 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	4
Area
• Total	55,673 km2(21,495 sq mi)
Area rank	17th
Elevation	2,319 m (7,608 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,856,509
• Rank	20th
• Density	123/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-HP
HDI	0.652 (medium)
HDI rank	3rd (2011)
Literacy	83.78%
Official language	Hindi
Website	himachal.nic.in

State Profile : Himachal Pradesh

Area	55673 km2
Total population	6,864,602
Males	3,481,873
Females	3,382,729
Population density	123
Sex ratio	972
Rural population	6,176,050
Urban population	688,552
Scheduled Caste population	1,729,252
Scheduled Tribe population	392,126
Literacy rate	83.78%
Male literacy	90.83%
Female literacy	76.60%
Districts	12
Sub-divisions	55
Tehsils	82
Sub-tehsils	35
Developmental blocks	77
Towns	59
Panchayats	3,243
Panchayat smities	77
Zila parishad	12
Urban local bodies	49
Nagar nigams	1
Nagar parishads	25
Nagar panchayats	23
Census villages	20,690
Inhabited villages	17,495
Health institutions	3,866
Educational institutions	17,000
Motorable roads	33,722 km
National highways	8
Identified hydroelectric potential	23,000.43 MW in five rivers basins i.e. (Yamuna, Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Himurja)
Potential harnessed	9,000 MW (approximate)
Food grain production	1579,000 tonnes
Vegetable production	900,000 tonnes
Fruit production	1,027,000 tonnes
Per capita income	104,943 (2014–15 expected)
Social Security pensions	237,250 persons, annual expenditure: over ₹ 600 million
Investment in industrial areas	₹ 273.80 billion, employment opportunities: Over 337,391
Employment generated in government sector	80,000