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Kangra is the most populous[5] district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Kangra
Nagarkot , Trigarta
District of Himachal Pradesh
View of the Dhauladhar Range near McLeod Ganj
Kangra district
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 32°13′0″N 76°19′0″E
Country India
State Himachal Pradesh
Division, Part ofKangra
Tehsils
 
HeadquartersDharamshala
Government
 • Lok Sabha Constituency , part of
Kangra
  • Nurpur
  • Indora
  • Fatehpur
  • Jawali
  • Jawalamukhi
  • Jaisinghpur
  • Sullah
  • Nagrota
  • Kangra
  • Shahpur
  • Dharamshala
  • Palampur
  • Baijnath

Hamirpur
  • Dehra
  • Jaswan-Pragpur
 • Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaKishan Kapoor[1]

 • Deputy CommissionerNipun jindal , IAS[2]

 • Superintendent of PoliceVimukt Ranjan, IPS[3]
Area
 • Total5,739 km2 (2,216 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Hanuman Tibba[4])
5,930 m (19,460 ft)
Lowest elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,510,075
 • Density263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP- 68(RTO),
01/ 02D(Taxi)
Largest cityDharamshala
Gender ratio1012 females/1000 males
Literacy rate85.67%
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies15
 
ClimateETh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)
Websitehpkangra.nic.in

History


See also: History of the Punjab and Kangra fort

Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch.[6] In 1758, Raja Ghamand Chand was appointed nazim or governor of Jullundur Doab under the Afghans. Ghamand Chand was a brave and strong ruler who restored the prestige of Kangra. As he was unable to capture Kangra fort, he built another fort at Tira Sujanpur on the left bank of the Beas, almost opposite to Alampur on a hill overlooking the town. He died in 1774 and was succeeded by his son, Tegh Chand, who died too soon in 1775.[7] Kangra was annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire in 1810. Kangra became a district of British India in 1846, when it was ceded to British India at the conclusion of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The British district included the present-day districts of Kangra, Hamirpur, Kullu, and Lahul and Spiti. Kangra District was part of the British province of Punjab. The administrative headquarters of the district were initially at Kangra, but were moved to Dharamshala in 1855.[8][9]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901478,364—    
1911469,046−0.20%
1921469,251+0.00%
1931494,658+0.53%
1941563,163+1.31%
1951570,643+0.13%
1961657,232+1.42%
1971800,863+2.00%
1981990,758+2.15%
19911,174,072+1.71%
20011,339,030+1.32%
20111,510,075+1.21%
source:[10]

According to the 2011 census Kangra district had population of 1,510,000.[11]: 18 

District highlights of 2011 Census[11]

The native people are the Kangri people and the native language is Kangri, which is very similar to Dogri. The majority of the people are Hindu, although many Tibetans and others who follow Buddhism have also settled here recently. There are also other minorities such as Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians.

Jhamakda is a folk dance of Kangra. It is exclusively performed by women. It features percussion instruments and songs.[12]


Religion


Religion in Kangra district (2011)[13]

  Hinduism (96.76%)
  Islam (1.31%)
  Buddhism (0.96%)
  Christianity (0.2%)
  Sikhism (0.59%)
  Jainism (0.01%)
  Others (0.01%)
  Not Stated (0.15%)
Religion in Kangra District [lower-alpha 1]
Religion Population (1941)[14]: 42  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[13] Percentage (2011)
Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] 846,567 94.13% 1,461,140 93.29%
Islam 43,249 4.81% 19,797 1.31%
Sikhism 4,809 0.53% 15,097 1%
Christianity 590 0.07% 3,023 0.2%
Others [lower-alpha 3] 4,162 0.46% 17,186 1.14%
Total Population 899,377 100% 1,510,075 100%

Language


At the 2011 Census, 70.9% of the population in the district spoke Kangri, 14.9% Pahari, 5.55% Hindi, 2.64% Gaddi and 2.06% Punjabi as their first language.[15]


Politics


This section is transcluded from 13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly. (edit | history)
No. Constituency Member Party Remarks Reference
6 Nurpur Rakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party Forest Minister [16]
7 Indora (SC) Reeta Devi Bhartiya Janata Party [17]
8 Fatehpur Sujan Singh Pathania‡ Indian National Congress Member until February 2021 [18][19]
Bhawani Singh Pathania Member from 30.10.2021 [20][21]
9 Jawali Arjun Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Dehra Hoshyar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Defected From Independent To BJP[22]
11 Jaswan-Pragpur Bikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Industries Minister
12 Jawalamukhi Ramesh Chand Dhawala Bhartiya Janata Party Chairman, Estimates Committee
13 Jaisinghpur (SC) Ravinder Kumar Bhartiya Janata Party
14 Sullah Vipin Singh Parmar Bhartiya Janata Party Speaker
15 Nagrota Arun Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Kangra Pawan Kumar Kajal Indian National Congress Defected From INC To BJP in August 2022[23] [24]
Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Shahpur Sarveen Choudhary Bhartiya Janata Party Social Justice & Empowerment Minister
18 Dharamshala Kishan Kapoor Bhartiya Janata Party Member Until May 2019
Vishal Nehria
19 Palampur Ashish Butail Indian National Congress
20 Baijnath (SC) Mulkh Raj Premi Bharatiya Janata Party

Education



Schools



Notable people



See also



Notes and references


  1. "Members : Lok Sabha".
  2. "Deputy Commissioner Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India".
  3. "Who's Who | District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India".
  4. "Hanuman Tibba Climbing Expedition (19450 Ft.)".
  5. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. "Gazetteer of the Kangra district (1883-1884)" (PDF). p. 48.
  7. "Kangra from the Pages of History" (PDF). himachalpradeshtravel.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. Kangra District The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 380.
  9. Dharamshala The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 301.
  10. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  11. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KANGRAVILLAGE AND TOWN WISEPRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in/2011census. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. "himachalpradeshtravel.com" (PDF). Kangra’s from the Pages of History. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. "Kangra district Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  14. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Himachal Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  16. "Rakesh Pathania". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. "Reeta Devi". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  18. "Sujan Singh Pathania". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
  19. "Veteran Congress MLA, ex-minister Sujan Singh Pathania dies at 77". The Hindu. PTI. 13 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. "Bhawani Singh Pathania". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
  21. "Himachal bypolls: Three newly elected MLAs take oath". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  22. "Two Independent MLAs join BJP in Himachal". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  23. "Ahead of state polls, two Congress MLAs join BJP in Himachal Pradesh". The Indian Express. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  24. "Pawan Kumar Kajal". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  25. "National Institute of Fashion Technology - [NIFT], Kangra". collegedunia.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  1. Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. This discrepancy can be seen in the district population history table which has taken into account the various bifurcations since 1941.
  2. 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

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    Der Distrikt Kangra (Hindi: काँगड़ा जिला) ist ein Distrikt des indischen Bundesstaats Himachal Pradesh. Sitz der Distriktverwaltung ist Dharmshala, seinen Namen trägt der Distrikt nach der Stadt Kangra.
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