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Kangra district
Nagarkot, Trigarta
District of Himachal Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Baijnath Shiva temple, McLeod Ganj from Dalai Lama temple, Ranjit Singh Gate, Kangra Fort, Masrur Temples, View of Dhauladhar Range from Triund
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 32°13′0″N 76°19′0″E / 32.21667°N 76.31667°E / 32.21667; 76.31667
CountryKangra district India
StateKangra district Himachal Pradesh
Division, Part ofKangra
Tehsils
 
  • Kangra
  • Nurpur
  • Jawali
  • Indora
  • Dehra
  • Shahpur
  • Baroh
  • Khundian
  • Jaswan
  • Rakkar
  • Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Baijnath
  • Jaisinghpur
  • Dharamshala
  • Palampur
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
 
  • Nurpur
  • Indora (SC)
  • Fatehpur
  • Jawali
  • Dehra
  • Jaswan-Pragpur
  • Jawalamukhi
  • Jaisinghpur (SC)
  • Sullah
  • Nagrota
  • Kangra
  • Shahpur
  • Dharamshala
  • Palampur
  • Baijnath (SC)
ClimateETh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)
Websitehpkangra.nic.in

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

  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.

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