Himachal Tourism | At a glance

General
	Location
	Latitude	30^o 22' 40" N to 33^o 12' 40" N
	Longitude	75^o 45' 55" E to 79^o 04' 20" E
	Height (From mean sea Level)	350 meter to 6975 meter
	Population [2001-Census]	6077248 persons
	Urban	594881 persons
	Rural	5482367 persons
	Geographical Area [2001]	55,673 sq. km
	Density (per Sq. Km.) [2001]	109
	Females per 1000 Males [2001]	970
	Birth Rate (per 1000) [2002(P)]	22.1
	Death Rate (per 1000) [2002(P)]	7.2
Administrative Structure [2002]
	State Capital	Shimla
	No. of Districts	12
	No. of tehsils	75
	No. of Sub Divisions	52
	No. of Blocks	75
	No. of Nagar Panchyats
	No. of Gram Panchyats
	No. of Villages	20118
	No. of Towns	57
	No. of Parliament Constituencies
	Lok Sabha	4
	Rajya Sabha	3
	No.of Assembly Constituencies	68

Forest Cover [1996-97]
	Reserved Forests Area	1896 sq.kms.
	Protected Forests Area	43043 sq.kms.
	Unclassed Forest Area	976 sq.kms.
	Other Forests Area	370 sq.kms.
	Forests not under control of forest Deptt.	748 sq.kms.
	No. of Wild Life Sanctuaries	32
Others
	Average Rainfall	1469 mm
	State Animal	Snow Leopard
	State Bird	Western Tragopan (Jujurana) (Tragopan melanocephalus)
	State Flower	Pink Rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)
	State Language	Hindi & Local Dialects
	Major Rivers	Sutlej, Beas, Yamuna, Ravi, Parbati, Chenab
	Major Lakes	Renuka, Rewalsar, Kamru Nag Lake, Khajjiar, Dal, Beas Kund, Dasaur, Brighu, Prashar, Mani Mahesh, Chandra Tal, Suraj Tal, Kareri, Lam Dal, Sareolsar, Gobind Sagar, Nako.