Himachal Pradesh - State Profile

State Profile

State Symbols
State animal Snow leopard
State bird Jujurana
State tree Deodar
State flower Rhododendron

Source: Department of Information and Public Relations.

Area 55673 km2
Total Population 68,56,509
Males 34,73,892
Females 33,82,617
Population Density 123
Sex Ratio 974
Rural Population 61,67,805
Urban Population 6,88,704
Scheduled Caste Population 1,502,171
Scheduled Tribe Population 244,587
Literacy Rate 83.78%
Male Literacy 90.83%
Female Literacy 76.60%
Districts 12
Sub-Division 52
Tehsils 75
Sub-Tehsils 34
Developmental Block 75
Towns 59
Panchayats 3,243
Panchayat Smities 75
Zila Parishad 12
Urban Local Bodies 53
Nagar Nigam 1
Nagar Parishad 20
Nagar Panchayats 32
Census Villages 20,690
Inhabited Villages 17,495
Health Institutions 3,835
Educational Institutions 17,000
Motorable Roads 30,000 km
National Highways 8
Identified Hydroelectric Potential 20,787 MW in five rivers basins i.e. (Yamuna, Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Himurja)
Potential harnessed 6353.12MW
Food grain production 16.69 lakh tonnes
Vegetable production 9 lakh tonnes
Fruit Production 6.95 lakh tonnes
Per Capita Income . 36,783 (2006–2007) Expected
Social security Pension 237,250 Persons, Annual Expenditure: Over . 60 Crore
Investment in Industrial Area . 27,380/- crore, Employment Opportunities: Over 337,391
Employment generated in Government Sector 80,000

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