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Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
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Nickname(s): "Devbhumi" (Land of God) and "Veerbhumi" (Land of Braves) | |||||||||||||
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Coordinates (Shimla): 31°6′12″N 77°10′20″E | |||||||||||||
State | India | ||||||||||||
Union territory | 1 November 1956 | ||||||||||||
State | 25 January 1971† | ||||||||||||
Capital | Shimla (Summer) Dharamshala (Winter)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
12 Districts | |||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
• Body | Government of Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
• Governor | Rajendra Arlekar[3] | ||||||||||||
• Chief Minister | Jai Ram Thakur (BJP) | ||||||||||||
• Legislature | Unicameral[4] (68 seats) | ||||||||||||
• Speaker | Vipin Singh Parmar[5] | ||||||||||||
• Chief Secretary | Ram Subhag Singh, IAS[6] | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
• Rank | 18th[7] | ||||||||||||
Highest elevation | 6,816 m (22,362 ft) | ||||||||||||
Lowest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ||||||||||||
Population (2011)[9] | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,864,602 | ||||||||||||
• Rank | 21st | ||||||||||||
• Density | 123/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Language | |||||||||||||
• Official | Hindi[10] | ||||||||||||
• Additional official | Sanskrit[11] | ||||||||||||
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | IN-HP | ||||||||||||
HDI (2019) | 0.725[12] (High) · 8th | ||||||||||||
Literacy | 83.78%[13] | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
† It was elevated to the status of state by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
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