Districts of Himachal Pradesh

The Statistical Data on different socio-economic aspects of Himachal Pradesh has always been presented by the publication ‘Statistical Abstract of Himachal Pradesh.  If we look into its historical background,  on 15th April 1948, Himachal Pradesh grew into a centrally administered territory by the combination of 30 former princely states. The state had four districts at that time- Chamba, Mahasu, Mandi and Sirmaur. These covered an area of 25,839 sq. km. It became a part ‘C’ State later in 1951 under a governor consisting of a 36 member Legislative Assembly and a cabinet with three members. Let us further read the article to get proper knowledge of its census and the districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Physical features

Himachal Pradesh is almost entirely mountainous, with various altitudes that range from 350 meters to 6,975 meters that lie above the main sea level. Deeply dissected topography with complex geological structures along with a rich temperate flora in the subtropical latitudes is what actually describes its main physical features. The state can be divided into five zones physiographically- wet sub temperate zones, humid sub temperate zone, dry temperate alpine highlands, humid subtropical zones and sub-humid subtropical zone.

• Climate- In the lap of the Himalayas lies Himachal Pradesh. A single factor determines its climatic conditions. Under snowing winters, mild to cold climatic variations can be observed. The year 2018 shows 1182.2mm of rainfall in the state. Kangra district has recorded the maximum amount of rainfall.

• Soils- the soils can be classified into nine major groups in Himachal Pradesh in accordance with their development and physicochemical properties. These are as follows- alluvial soils, brown hill soils, brown earth, brown forest soils, grey wooded or podzolic soils, grey-brown podzolic soils, plansolic soils, humus and iron podzols and alpine humus mountain skeletal soils.

• Population- An area of 55,673 sq. kms is being covered extendedly by Himachal Pradesh. The total population of the state, as per the census of 2011, is 68,64,602, with a density of 123 persons. The highest density of 407 is in Hamirpur district, and the lowest is recorded in Lahaul-Spiti district. The number of females per thousand males is 972, according to the 2011 census. The decennial growth rate from 2001-to 2011 is 12.9 per cent.

• Public health and welfare- The health of the people of the state has improved due to the successful implementation of various health programmes. In the remotest areas of Himachal Pradesh, the provision of health and medical care services has been paid special attention towards it. Rich dividends are being offered to disease control and eradication programmes. On 31st March 2019, the total number of medical institutions in the Government sector that took place was 4,124.

• State income- in 2018-19, the per capita income of Rs 176968 was quickly estimated in Himachal Pradesh. Hence, there was a noticeable amount of increase 8.3 per cent over 2017-18 in the state.

The total districts in accordance to Population in Himachal Pradesh 

Himachal Pradesh covers a total geographical area of 55,673 square kilometres. Hence, its population density is rounded off to its nearest integer value. For suppose, the total population of Himachal Pradesh is 200 according to the data 2011.

There are 12 districts in total in the state of Himachal Pradesh as per the census. These are as follows-

1. Chamba- population of 591,751

2. Kangra- 1,721,486

3. Lahaul and Spiti- 35,983

4. Kullu- 499,209

5. Mandi- 1,139,746

6. Hamirpur- 518,436

7. Una- 594,137

8. Bilaspur- 435,430

9. Solan- 661,565

10. Sirmaur- 604,035

11. Shimla- 927,971

12. Kinnaur- 95,898

The different languages spoken in the state are- Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Kinnauri, Kashmiri, Dogri, Tibetan, Lahaul, Gujarati, Bengali, Urdu, Maithili, Khandeshi, Marathi, Odia, Kurukh/Oraon and Bhotia.

Conclusion

Hence, Himachal Pradesh is a diverse state consisting of people residing in various districts with different religions speaking different languages. The above-mentioned data or reports are based on per census of different districts of Himachal Pradesh according to the year the 2020s. Its annual income and health facilities are improving on a daily basis hence leading to overall development in the state.