Kangra district

Kangra district

Nagarkot, Trigarta
Kangra district Nagarkot, Trigarta
District of Himachal Pradesh
	Clockwise from top-left: Baijnath Shiva temple, McLeod Ganj from Dalai Lama temple, Ranjit Singh Gate, Kangra Fort, Masrur Temples, View of Dhauladhar Range from Triund
	Location in Himachal Pradesh
	Coordinates: 32°13′0″N 76°19′0″E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Division, Part of	Kangra
Tehsils	Kangra; Nurpur; Jawali; Indora; Dehra; Shahpur; Baroh; Khundian; Jaswan; Rakkar; Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency); Baijnath; Jaisinghpur; Dharamshala; Palampur;
Headquarters	Dharamshala
Government
• Lok Sabha Constituency , part of	Kangra Nurpur; Indora; Fatehpur; Jawali; Jawalamukhi; Jaisinghpur; Sullah; Nagrota; Kangra; Shahpur; Dharamshala; Palampur; Baijnath; ; Hamirpur Dehra; Jaswan-Pragpur;
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Kishan Kapoor ; ;
• Deputy Commissioner	Nipun jindal , IAS; ;
• Superintendent of Police	Vimukt Ranjan, IPS;
Area
• Total	5,739 km2 (2,216 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Hanuman Tibba)	5,930 m (19,460 ft)
Lowest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,510,075
• Density	263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HP- 68(RTO), 01/ 02D(Taxi)
Largest city	Dharamshala
Gender ratio	1012 females/1000 males
Literacy rate	85.67%
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies	15 Nurpur; Indora (SC); Fatehpur; Jawali; Dehra; Jaswan-Pragpur; Jawalamukhi; Jaisinghpur (SC); Sullah; Nagrota; Kangra; Shahpur; Dharamshala; Palampur; Baijnath (SC);
Climate	ETh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	hpkangra.nic.in

Kangra district is the most populous district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district.

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