Location: Himachal Pradesh
Main Wildlife Attractions: snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan thar, blue sheep
Coverage Area: 1171 sq.kms.
Established: 1984
Best Time to Visit : April to June and September to November
2. STATE PROFILE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
State India
Statehood 25 January 1971
Capitals Shimla
Dharamshala (Second Capital in
Winter)
Total Districts 12
Government
• Governor Acharya Dev Vrat
• Chief Justice Surya Kant
• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (68 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 3
Lok Sabha 4
3. Area
• Total 55,673 km
2
(21,495 sq mi)
Area rank 18
th
Population
• Total 73,67,602
• Rank 21st
• Density 123/km
2
(320/sq mi)
Language
• Official Hindi,
• Additional official Sanskrit
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-HP
HDI 0.720 (High)
HDI rank 9th (2017)
Literacy 83.78%
Website www.himachal.nic.in
5. Religion in
Himachal Pradesh
Languages of
Himachal Pradesh
Hinduism (95.17%) Hindi (85.88%)
Islam (2.18%) Punjabi (8.96%)
Sikhism (1.16%) Nepali (1.30%)
Buddhism (1.15%) Kashmiri (0.83%)
Christianity (0.18%) Others (3.03%)
Jainism (0.03%)
Other or none (0.2%)
6. GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL PARK
Location: Himachal Pradesh
Main Wildlife Attractions: snow leopard,
Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan thar, blue
sheep
Coverage Area: 1171 sq.kms.
Established: 1984
Best Time to Visit : April to June and
September to November
13. FAMOUS FOOD OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
7 Famous Dishes Of Himachal You Must Definitely
Try During Your Family Vacation
• Thukpa: A noodle soup of Tibetan origin,
Thukpa can be prepared in both vegetarian
and non-vegetarian ways
• Thenthuk
• Dham
• Sidu
• Madra
• Kullu Trout
• Chicken Anardana
16. Best Places To Visit In Himachal Pradesh
Kullu-Manali – The Country’s Famous Hill Station
17. Ideal duration: 4-5 days
Best time to visit: May-July and November-January for
snowfall.
How to reach: Chandigarh is the nearest airport, 252
Kms away. The nearest railhead is also in Chandigarh, 270
Kms away. Kullu is 570 Kms from Delhi via road.
Things to do:
Indulge in adventure sports at Solang Valley
Visit Manali Bird Sanctuary
Go trekking, camping, angling & river rafting in Kullu
Visit the Old temples