Una district explained

Una District
Settlement Type:District of Himachal Pradesh
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:31.4761°N 76.2703°W
Coor Pinpoint:Una, Himachal Pradesh, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Himachal Pradesh
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 September 1972
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Una
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:5
Area Total Km2:1540
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:521173
Population Urban:8.8%
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:87.23%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:977
Leader Title:Parliamentary Constituency
Leader Name:Hamirpur
Leader Title1:Member of Parliament
Leader Name1:Anurag Thakur
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:HP-72 (District RTO)
Blank Name Sec2:Average annual precipitation
Blank Info Sec2:1253 mm
Website:http://hpuna.nic.in/

Una district is a district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una shares its border with the Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar districts of Punjab and Kangra, Hamirpur, and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh. The terrain is generally plain with semi hills.

Una has five tehsils, namely Ghanari, Haroli, Amb, Bangana and Una itself. It was a tehsil of Hoshiarpur district until the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and Kangra district until 1972, after which it became a district of Himachal Pradesh.

Geography

Una lies in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, with the Sivalik Hills of the Himalayas rolling on the western side and Solah Singhi range on the eastern side. The Satluj river alongside Shahtalai, known for the shrine of Baba Balak Nath passes through south of district near Nangal Dam and Beas passes at the north of district near Pong Dam, Talwara.

The altitude varies from more than 409 meters in plains to over 1000 meters in hills. Swan River which is basically seasonal river and also known as soul of district Una flows 65 km right across the Jaswan Valley towards south until it submerges in the Sutlej river near Anandpur.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Una district has a population of 521,173,[2] giving it a ranking of 543rd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 338PD/sqkm.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.24%.[2] Una has a sex ratio of 977 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 87.23%. 8.62% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.16% and 1.65% of the population, respectively.[2]

Language

Local languages are Hindi, Punjabi and Pahari. Punjabi is mostly used in plain areas of Tehsil Ghanari, Haroli Tehsil, Tehsil Una, and parts of Tehsil Amb. In other areas like Tehsil Bangana and Chintpurni (Part of Amb Tehsil) Pahari dialect is spoken.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swan River. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001004913/http://swanriverproject.nic.in/. 1 October 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Una . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh . www.censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. News: हिमाचल प्रदेश: स्कूल बस दुर्घटनाग्रस्त, अध्यापिका समेत 6 बच्चे घायल . 15 March 2022 . Amar Ujala . 19 November 2018 . hi.
  5. Web site: Schools - Himachal Pradesh . himachal.nic.in . 25 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Vashist Public School, Behdala, Una: Admission, Fee, Facilities, Affiliation . school.careers360.com . 1 March 2022 . en.