General Knowledge

National Highways in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Has 17 total national highways with total length of 2002.690 Km. Below list has full details of NH's in Himachal (Available data is based on 31.8.2015 information), length of NH...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is almost wholly mountainous with altitudes ranging from 350meters to 6,975 meters above the mean sea level. It is located between Latitude 30O 22’ 40’’ N to 33O 12’ 20’’ N...

Below is the Statistical data of Himachal Pradesh Area of Himachal Pradesh 55673 Sq km Population of Himachal Pradesh 6,864,602 Males Population 3,481,873 Females Population 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% Capitals Shimla, Dharamshala Districts 12 Sub-divisions 62 Tehsils 149 Sub-tehsils 35 Developmental blocks 78 Towns 59 Panchayats 3,226 Panchayat smities 77 Zila parishad 12 Urban local...

Himachal Pradesh is divided into 12 districts, which are grouped into three divisions, Shimla, Kangra and Mandi. Below is the list of Division Structure of Himachal Pradesh. Divisions Districts Kangra Kangra, Chamba, Una Mandi Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kullu, Lahul &...

Himachal Pradesh has rich flora and fauna, and there are several national park and wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal. These Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and National Parks provide a very good opportunity to the visitor...

Himachal Pradesh has many lakes, there are also some man made lakes in Himachal. Below is the list of all lakes of Himachal Pradesh. Sr No. Lake Type Surface Elevation District 1 Gobind Sagar Lake* Artificial 650m Bilaspur 2 Chamera Lake Artificial 763m Chamba 3 Pong Dam Artificial 436m Kangra 4 Pandoh Dam Artificial 900m Mandi 5 Largi Dam Artificial 1200m Mandi 6 Kol Dam Artificial - Bilaspur,Mandi 7 Renuka Lake* Natural 672m Sirmaur 8 Macchial...

Resources rich Himachal Pradesh has great potential for hydroelectric projects, Himachal Pradesh has only harnessed 10351 MW capacity of total approximate of 27436 MW. Below is the list of all Hydel projects having capacity...

Himachal Pradesh has many passes but few passes has motorable access other can be access by trekking. Below is the list of important passes of Himachal Pradesh. 1. Rohtang Pass - Rohtang pass is most...

List of Mountain Peaks of Himachal Pradesh Geographically Himachal Pradesh fall under all Himalayan ranges e.g. Shivalik Hills, Pir Panjal Range, Trans-Himalayas. Himachal Has many important mountain peaks scaling from 3000 meters to 7000 meters...

List of highest peaks or points of all the district of Himachal Pradesh. Highest and lowest peaks/points can be asked in various examination in Himachal under geography general knowledge. Below list is in Descending Order...