General Overview
Location
North West India
Total Area
55,673 Sq. Km.
(1.7% of all India)
Total Boundary
1170 km
Winter Capital
Dharamshala
Since 19 Jan 2017
Boundaries Trick
Remembering neighbors with "One-Two-Ja-Four"
ONE - TWO - JA - FOUR
1 - International
- Tibet (China)
2 - Union Territories
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Ladakh
4 - States
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)
- Uttarakhand
Max districts share boundary with: Punjab
Min districts share boundary with: U.P.
District Size Rankings
Based on Geographical Area
Top 3 Largest Districts
1. Lahaul & Spiti
Largest
2. Chamba
3. Kinnaur
Top 3 Smallest Districts
1. Hamirpur
Smallest
2. Bilaspur
3. Una
Unique District Headquarters
Districts where HQs are not named after the district town.
| District | Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Sirmaur | Nahan |
| Kinnaur | Rekong Peo |
| Lahaul & Spiti | Keylong |
| Kangra | Dharamshala |
Note: All other districts have HQs in the district town itself (e.g., Kullu HQ is in Kullu, Una HQ is in Una, etc.).
State Symbols
State Animal
Snow Leopard
State Bird
Western Tragopan
State Flower
Pink Rhododendron
State Tree
Deodar Cedar