HIMACHAL PRADESH GK - IMPORTANT STATIC G.K- HPGKNOTES

---

 

HP STATIC GK

 

AREA ---- 55,673 sq. km

 

CAPITAL --- SHIMLA , DHARAMSHALA(Winter) 

 

LONGITUDINAL EXTENT—  75^O 45’55” E to 79^O 04’20”

 

TOTAL POPULATION---  68,64,602 (CENSUS 2011)

 

POPULATION DENSITY---123 (CENSUS 2011)

 

SEX RATIO---- 972 (CENSUS 2011)

 

LITERACY RATE----82.80% (CENSUS 2011)

 

MALE LITERACY RATE---89.53%

 

FEMALE LITERACY----75.93%

 

TEHSIL/SUB-TEHSIL--169

 

PANCHAYATS---  3615 (updated)

 

NAGAR NIGAM-----05 (Updated)

 

DEVELOPMENTAL BLOCK---- 78

 

STATE ANIMAL--- SNOW LEOPARD

 

STATE BIRD ----- JHUJHURANA (WESTERN TRAGOPAN)

 

STATE FLOWER--- PINK RHODODENDRON

 

HIMACHAL DAY --- 15 APRIL 1948

 

FULL STATEHOOD DAY --- 25 JANUARY 1971

 

HP HIGH COURT ---25 JAN. 1971 (HQ. RAVENSWOOD , SHIMLA)

 

HPPSC ---8 APRIL 1971

 

HPSSSB-- 6 OCT. 1998

 

HPU ---- 22 JULY 1970

 

HPBOSE--  1969 (ACT. 1968)

 

HPMC---- 1O JUNE 1974

 

HPTDC----SEPT.1972                         

 

HPSEB (Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board) :---- 1971

 

AKASHVANI KENDRA SHIMLA :---- 1955

 

 

 

2.  HP STATIC GK

 

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SEATS : 68

 

LOK SABHA SEATS : 4

 

RAJYA SABHA SEATS : 3

 

HIMACHAL PRADESH DECLARED AS UNION TERRITORY IN : 1956

 

1ST CHIEF MINISTER OF HP : Y.S PARMAR

 

1ST GOVERNOR OF HP : S. CHAKARBARTI

 

1ST LADY GOVERNOR : SHEELA KAUL

 

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK OF HP : SHILLA (7025m)

 

HIGHEST POLLING STATION : TASHIGANG (L&S)

 

DHARAMSHALA IS KNOWN AS : MINI LAHASA

 

VALLEY OF GOD : KULLU VALLEY

 

LAND OF GRAPES: RIBBA (KINNAUR)

 

BHURI SINGH MUSEUM : CHAMBA

 

SHOBHA SINGH ART GALLERY: ANDRETTA (PALAMPUR)

 

NICHOLAS ROERICH ART GALLERY : NAGGAR (KULLU)

 

CHHOTI KASHI (छोटी  काशी ) : MANDI

 

H.P Became Part C state : 1951

3.  TOWNS AND ANCIENT NAME 

 

TOWNS         :        ANCIENT NAME

 

Bilaspur         -       Beaspur   

 

Bharmour       -    Brahampur    

 

Baijnath         -      Kirgram

 

Kangra           -   Trigarta/Nagarkot  

 

Nurpur           -      Dhameri    

 

Kalpa             -      Chini 

 

Kullu               -      Kullut    

 

Sundernagar   -     Baned   

 

Jubbal          -       Deora  

 

Sarahan      -        Shonitpur  

 

Shimla       -        Simla   

 

Nalagarh     -        Hundoor    

 

Una            -        Jaswandoon    

 

Sirmaur      -     Surughna

 

 

4.  HIMACHAL CITIES & THEIR FOUNDER

 

ALAMPUR   -    ALAMCHAND

 

BILASPUR   -    DEEPCHAND

 

BHARMOUR   -  MERU VERMAN  

              

CHAMBA      -     SAHIL VERMAN 

 

DALHOUSIE   -   LORD DALHOUSIE

 

HAMIRPUR     -   HAMIRCHAND

 

JUBBAL     -    RANA TEGH CHAND

 

KANGRA    -   SUSHARMA CHANDRA

 

KULLU    -      BIHANGMANI PAL

 

MANDI     -     AJBER SEN

 

NAHAN  -      KARAM PARKASH 

 

NALAGARH (HINDOOR) -  AJAY CHAND

 

RAMPUR   -     RAM SINGH

 

SUJANPUR   -  ABHAY CHAND

 

SHIMLA   -      MAJOR KENNEDY

 

UNA    -        PURAB CHAND

 

 Folk Dance : Himachal Pradesh  :

 

Chamba : Phoolyatra (Pangi Dance), Naula, Churahi, Jhanjhar, Dangi, Depak, Hantaar and Ghureyi

 

Kinnaur : Devil dance, Kyang (Kiang), Baakyang, Byangchchu, Jatru Kiang and Japro

 

Kullu :  Kadathi, Dhili, Rujhka and Ujgjama

 

Lahaul-Spiti : Shan, Shabu, Shunto ,Langdarman, Channak Cham, Shenni, Dhure and Gharfi

 

Shimla : Thoda, Chhohara, Ghee, Mala, Boora, Bidsu and Sinh

 

Sirmaur : Bidsu, Ghee, Natti, Rassa, Jhuri, Budah, Padua, Dhadair and Swang Tegi

 

 Kangra : Jhamakda

 

HISTORICAL PLACE & FOUNDER  :

 

HISTORICAL PLACE	FOUNDER	DISTT.
Tank Sanghbhana	Bijai Chand	Bilaspur
Rang Mahal	Bijai Chand	Bilaspur
Hundur Fort	Kalyan Chand	Bilaspur
Chhatipur Fort	Sansar Chand	Bilaspur
Jagat Khana Swarghat	Hira Chand	Bilaspur
Maukot Fort	Saleem Shah Sur	Kangra
Nagarkot Fort	Susharma Chandra	Kangra
Targarh Fort	Jagat Singh	Kangra
Shahpur Fort	Bhaktmal	Kangra
Nadda Mahal	Umed Singh	Chamba
Chamba Rang Mahal	Umed Singh	Chamba
Loh Tikri Stone Inscription	Jasata Verman	Chamba
Dibrokothi and Saichu Nala Inscription	Lalit Verman	Chamba
Kamla Garh Fort	Suraj Sen	Mandi
Rani ka Kot Fort	Sewant Sen	Mandi
Damdama Mahal	Suraj Sen	Mandi
Sarakhpur Fort	Sidh Sen	Mandi
Rawingarh Fort	Veer Prakash	Sirmour
Nahan Fort	Karam Prakash	Sirmour
Ranital Bagh	Shamsher Singh	Sirmour
Jatak Fort	Ranzor Singh	Sirmour
Sheesh Mahal and Moti Mahal	Fateh Chand	Sirmour

 

---

Himachal Pradesh Princely States and their Founders

 

 

State/Dominion	Founder
Kehlur	Bir Chand Chandel
Chamba	Meru Varman
Datarpur	Datar Chand
Guler	Hari Chand
Nurpur	Jetpal
Sibba	Shibram Chander
Trigarta	Susharma Chand
Kullu	Bihangmani pal
Mandi	Bahu Sen
Suket	Bir Sen
Bhajji	Charu Raja
Bushahar	Pradyuman
Dhami	Gobind Pal
Jubbal	Karan Chand
Theog	Jai Chand
Jaswan	Purab Chand
Nalagarh(Hoondor)	Ajay Chand
Sirmour	Raja Rasalu
Keonthal	Giri Sen
Dada Sibba	Sibran Chand
Mahlog	Veer chand
Bhagat	Ajay Dev
Ratesh	Ram Singh
Sujanpur	Ghamand Chand
Balsan	Aalok Singh
Darkoti	Durga Singh