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Geography
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Capital Shimla is the capital of
Himachal Pradesh, which has been the summer capital of the government of India
during English rule.
Area 55,673 Sq. Kms
Population 5.11 Millions
(Male : 2.56 millions, Females : 2.55 millions)
Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and local dialects known as Pahari, are
understood and spoken by different by different people |
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in different
places.
Literacy of Himachal
63.54%. More and more schools and colleges are coming up in the state. There is
one University at Shimla. University for Horticulture and Forestry at Solan is
one of the best in Asia. Another University of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
is located at Palampur in Kangra. |
Time India is 05.30 hrs ahead of GMT, 04.30 hrs behind
Australian Eastern Standard Time.10.30 hrs ahead of American
Eastern Standard time.
Business Hours Sunday is closed for offices, banks, and
shops. Offices and banks function from 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM.
On Saturdays banks exchange money only up to 12.00 PM. Some
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private banks remain open up to 05.00 PM. In some area shops
remains open through out the month.
Restricted Area Himachal has border with Ladakh and Tibet
and some area like Spiti valleys as well as Kinnaur district
which was restricted for foreigner until 1991 but now
foreign tourists can visit these area with permission from
District Magistrates at Shimla,(Kinnaur at Kalpa),Lahaul &
Spiti at Keylong, Kullu and Chamba.Sub Divisional Magistrate
at Shimla, Rampur, Nichar, Kalpa, Puh,Kaza, Udaipur, Killar,
Tissa,Chamba and Bharmaur.It had broadly been decided that
the inner line would run 40km to the west of the Tibet
border Kaza the principal city of Spiti, would be treatedas
out side the inner circle.How ever foreign tourists would
not be allowed overnight stay at Puh - Khabo - Sumdo -
Dankar - Gompa - Tabo and Moorang-dubling routes and could
enter the area only in groups of four or more.The check
posts set up at Lipakhad and Tabo to monitor the movement of
foreign tourists |
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