Area: 5739 square kilometers
Density of population: 263 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 86.49 % - Male: 92.55 %, Female: 80.62 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:1013
Boundaries of Kangra District
North: Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh
South: Una District, Hamirpur District, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh
South East: Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh
North East: Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh
West: Punjab
Kangra District Average Rainfall: 2050.3 mm
Kangra District Average Temperature in Summer: 23.1 deg C
Kangra District Average Temperature in Winter: 15.1 deg C
KANGRA DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: River Beas, River Bener, River Majhi
Sub Divisions: Kangra, Palampur, Dharamshala, Nurpur, Dehra Gopipur, Baijnath, Jwali, Jaisinghpur
Tehsils: Nurpur, Indora, Jwali, Kangra, Palampur, Badoh, Kasba Kotla, Jaswan, Dehra Gopipur, Khundiyan, Jaisinghpur, Baijnath, Fatehpur, Dharamshala, Shahpur
Sub Tehsils: Harchakkian, Dhira, Rakkad, Thural, Meerthan
Assembly Constituencies: Nurpur, Jawali, Indora, Fatehpur, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Kangra, Palampur, Baijnath, Nagrota Bagwan, Sullah, Jaisinghpur, Dehra, Jawalamukhi, Pragpur
Kangra District Nearby Attractions
1. Brajeshwari Devi Temple
2. Chamunda Devi Temple
3. Chintpurni Temple
4. Bhagsunag Temple
5. Bhajinath’s Shiva Temple
6. Bir Tibetan Colony
7. Pragpur
8. Garli
9. Masroor Temple
Kangra District Facts: The Masroor Temple is the only rock cut temple in North India and is known as Ajanta Ellora of Himachal Pradesh. Kangra paintings are the traditional art forms.
Major Agricultural Products: Tea, rice, maize, wheat, barley, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits
Major Industries: Water packaging, construction materials, potato chips,
What is Kangra District Famous For: Khangra Tea, Jwalamukhi the holy flame
Communities: Katoch, Mian, Thakur, Rana, Rathi, Jamwal, Katwal, Jasrotia, Dogra, Pathania, Katoch, Guleria
Famous People From Kangra District: Kuldeep Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Saurabh Kalia, Lala, Mehr Chand Mahajan, Sarveen Choudhary, Rohit Awasthy, Ankit Agarwal
Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012
