Kangra district
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Kangra काँगड़ा ཀངྒརཱ |
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| District | |
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 Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
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 Kangra
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| Coordinates: 32°13′0″N 76°19′0″E / 32.21667°N 76.31667°ECoordinates: 32°13′0″N 76°19′0″E / 32.21667°N 76.31667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Talukas | |
| Headquarters | Dharamshala |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Ms Nandita Gupta,IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | DILJEET THAKUR, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,739 km2 (2,216 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,507,223 |
| • Density | 263/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 176xxx |
| Telephone | 91 1892 xxxxxx |
| Largest city | Dharamsala |
| Gender ratio | 1013 females/1000 males |
| Literacy rate | 86.49% |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Kangra |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituencies |
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| Climate | ETh (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | hpkangra |
Kangra is the most populousdistrict of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is home of Masroor Rock Cut Temple, also known as Himalayan Pyramids and wonder of the world for being likely contender for the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world . 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.
The Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh is situated in the Western Himalayas between 31°2 to 32°5 N and 75° to 77°45 E. The district has a geographical area of 5,739 km. which constitutes 10.31% of the geographical area of the State. According to 2001 census, the total population of the district was 1,339,030, which is the highest in the state (22.50% of the population). The altitude of the district ranges from 427 to 6401m above mean sea level, with the lowest being in the plains areas bordering Gurdaspur district of Punjab in the west and Una and Hamirpur districts of H.P to the south while the highest being amidst the Dhauladhar mountain range which forms the border with Chamba and Kullu districts. The district has considerable diversity in its soils, physiography, land use patterns and cropping systems. On the basis of these, the district has further been divided into five sub-regions i.e. Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar, Kangra Shiwalik, Kangra Valley and Beas Basin.
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