Outline of Himachal Pradesh

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Himachal Pradesh:

Himachal Pradesh – state in North India. Its area is 55,673 km² (21,495 sq mi),^[1] and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west, Haryana on the south-west, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east. Hima means snow in Sanskrit, and the literal meaning of the state's name is in the lap of the Himalayas. It was named by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the most eminent Sanskrit scholars of Himachal Pradesh.^[2]

General reference

Names

Common English name: Himachal Pradesh
Hindustani: [ɦɪˈmaːtʃəl pɾəˈdeːʃ]

Meaning: "Snow-laden Province"
Official English name(s): Himachal Pradesh
Nickname(s):
Adjectival(s): Himachali
Demonym(s): Himachalis

Rankings (amongst India's states)

by population: 21st
by area (2011 census): 18th
by crime rate: 15th
by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 21st
by Human Development Index (HDI):
by life expectancy at birth:
by literacy rate:

Geography of Himachal Pradesh

Location of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Asia
      - South Asia
        Indian subcontinent
        India
        North India
Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Environment of Himachal Pradesh

Natural geographic features of Himachal Pradesh

Lakes of Himachal Pradesh

Regions of Himachal Pradesh

Ecoregions of Himachal Pradesh

Administrative divisions of Himachal Pradesh

Government and politics of Himachal Pradesh

Politics of Himachal Pradesh

Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
Capital of Himachal Pradesh: Capital of Himachal Pradesh
Elections in Himachal Pradesh

Union government in Himachal Pradesh

Branches of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Executive branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Legislative branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Law and order in Himachal Pradesh

Law enforcement in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh Police

History of Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh, by period

Prehistoric Himachal Pradesh

Ancient Himachal Pradesh

Medieval Himachal Pradesh

Colonial Himachal Pradesh

Contemporary Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh, by region

History of Himachal Pradesh, by subject

Culture of Himachal Pradesh

Architecture of Himachal Pradesh
Cuisine of Himachal Pradesh
Languages of Himachal Pradesh
Monuments in Himachal Pradesh
- Monuments of National Importance in Himachal Pradesh
- State Protected Monuments in Himachal Pradesh
World Heritage Sites in Himachal Pradesh

Art in Himachal Pradesh

Music of Himachal Pradesh

People of Himachal Pradesh

People from Himachal Pradesh

Religion in Himachal Pradesh

Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh

Sports in Himachal Pradesh

Symbols of Himachal Pradesh

State animal: Snow Leopard
State bird: Western Tragopan
State flower: Pink Rhododendron
State seal: Seal of Himachal Pradesh
State tree: Deodar Cedar

Economy and infrastructure of Himachal Pradesh

Economy of Himachal Pradesh

Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh, a farmers organization
Transport in Himachal Pradesh

Education in Himachal Pradesh

Institutions of higher education in Himachal Pradesh

Health in Himachal Pradesh

References

^ Statistical Facts about India, indianmirror.com, retrieved 26 October 2006
^ "HIMACHAL PRADESH GLIMPS". Laureate it. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.