Himachal Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश [ɦɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ]) is a province inwards Northern India. It is spread over 21,495 sq mi (55,673 km²), as well as is bordered past times the Indian states of Jammu as well as Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the due west as well as south-west, Haryana as well as Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east as well as past times the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east. The literal pregnant of Himachal Pradesh is Region of snowy mountains.

Asian Paradise Flycatcher inwards Kullu

Himachal Pradesh was anciently known equally Dev Bhumi (The Abode of Gods) as well as is known to hold out abundant inwards natural beauty[6] After the Anglo Gorkha War, the British colonial authorities came into power. It was initially business office of Punjab, except the Siba State of Punjab Hills which was nether the dominion of Maharaja Ranjit Singh until 1857. In 1950 Himachal was declared equally a spousal human relationship territory only afterward the State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1971, Himachal emerged equally the 18th province of the Indian Union. Himachal has many prestigious boarding schools. Hima way snowfall inwards Sanskrit. It was named past times 1 of the cracking Sanskrit scholars of Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma.

Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh has 1 of the highest per capita incomes of whatever province inwards India. Due to the abundance of perennial rivers, Himachal too sells hydro electricity to other states such equally Delhi, Punjab as well as Rajasthan. The economic scheme of the province is highly subject on 3 sources: hydroelectric power, tourism as well as agriculture.

Hindus brand upwards 95% of the province population, making it the nearly Hindu province (proportionally), inwards India. According to a 2005 Transparency International survey, Himachal Pradesh is ranked the second-least corrupt province inwards the province afterward Kerala