Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼) [ɦɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ] (
listen)) is a state in Northren Indie.
Himachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
 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 |  0.652 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 3rd (2011) |
| Literacy | 83.78% |
| Offeecial leids | Hindi, Punjabi |
| Website | himachal.nic.in |
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- ↑ 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.