Una district

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Una District
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Chintpurni Devi Temple
Una in Himachal Pradesh (India).svg
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates(Una, Himachal Pradesh, India): 31°28′34″N76°16′13″E / 31.47611°N 76.27028°E / 31.47611; 76.27028
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Flag placeholder.svg Himachal Pradesh
Established1 September 1972
Headquarters Una
Tehsils 5
Government
   Parliamentary Constituency Hamirpur
   Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur
Area
  Total1,540 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total521,173
  Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
   Urban
8.8%
Demographics
   Literacy 87.23%
  Sex ratio977
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration HP-72 (District RTO)
Average annual precipitation1253 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.

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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

Tehsils of Una district Tehsils of district una himachal pradesh.jpg
Tehsils of Una district

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901165,000    
1911161,786−0.20%
1921161,856+0.00%
1931170,620+0.53%
1941194,249+1.31%
1951196,829+0.13%
1961226,696+1.42%
1971261,357+1.43%
1981317,422+1.96%
1991378,269+1.77%
2001448,273+1.71%
2011521,173+1.52%
source: [2]

According to the 2011 census, Una district has a population of 521,173, [3] giving it a ranking of 543rd in India (out of a total of 640). [3] The district has a population density of 338 inhabitants per square kilometre (880/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.24%. [3] Una has a sex ratio of 977 females for every 1000 males, [3] 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. [3]

Religions in Una district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
92.13%
Sikhism
4.99%
Islam
2.74%
Other or not stated
0.14%

Language

Languages of Una district (2011) [5]

   Hindi (39.51%)
   Punjabi (29.68%)
   Pahadi (23.40%)
   Haryanvi (3.34%)
   Dogri (1.01%)
  Others (3.06%)

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. [5]

Politics

No.ConstituencyMemberPartyRemarksReference
41 Chintpurni (SC) Balbir Singh Bhartiya Janata Party Chairman, Human Development Committee
42 Gagret Rajesh Thakur Bhartiya Janata Party
43 Haroli Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress Leader Of Opposition
44 Una Satpal Raizada Indian National Congress
45 Kutlehar Virender Kanwar Bhartiya Janata Party Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister

Education

Schools

Places near Una

Notes

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