Chamba (district)
| Chamba District चंबा जिला |
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| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Administrative headquarters : | Chamba |
| Area : | 6522 km² |
| Residents : | 519,080 (2011) |
| Population density : | 80 people / km² |
| Website : | hpchamba.nic.in |
The Chamba district ( Hindi : चंबा जिला ) is a district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh . The seat of the district administration is located in the town of Chamba in the Chambatal through which the Ravi flows .
geography
The Chamba district is located in the northwest of Himachal Pradesh at the foot of the Himalayas and is enclosed (clockwise) by Jammu and Kashmir (west and north), Ladakh , Lahaul and Bara Bangahal (east) and Kangra and Gurdaspur (south). The district has an area of 6522 square kilometers and 519,080 inhabitants (2011 census).
Administrative division
The Chamba district is divided into 6 sub-divisions (Chamba, Dalhousie, Tissa, Chowari, Bharmour, Pangi), 7 Tehsils (Chamba, Dalhousie, Tissa, Chowari, Bharmour, Pangi, Salooni), 3 Sub-Tehsils (Bhalei, Sihunta, Holi), 7 development blocks (Chamba, Mehla, Tissa, Bhattiyat, Bharmour, Pangi, Salooni), 270 panchayats and 1591 villages.
history
Chamba has been attested as a state structure since the 6th century. The Principality of Chamba was temporarily under the sovereignty of Kashmir , then the Mughals . After the First Sikh War , it first came under the suzerainty of Jammu , from 1846–1947 it was a princely state under British suzerainty. After Indian independence, Chamba became a district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The capital Chamba is a cultural center of North India with important temples and a tradition of painting and bronze sculptures that is still alive today. Dalhousie is one of the former "Hill Stations" of the British and is still an important tourist destination today. The mountain village of Bharmour with temples from the 8th century is the starting point for the Hindu pilgrimage to Manimahesh Kailash , one of the residences of the main Hindu god Shiva , next to the Kinner Kailash in Kinnaur and the Kailash ( Kang Rinpoche ) in western Tibet . The Bharmour region is therefore also called Dev Bhumi , "Land of God".
literature
- Ulrich Friebel: Trekking in Himachal Pradesh , NaturFreunde-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-925311-23-8
- John Hutchison, Jean Philippe Vogel: History of the Panjab Hill States. Volume 1. Lahore 1933; Reprint: Asian Educational Services, New Delhi 1994, ISBN 978-8120609426
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Himachal Pradesh. (PDF; 452 kB)
- ^ District Chamba, Government of Himachal Pradesh. Chamba district website. In: hpchamba.nic.in. Accessed December 24, 2019 .
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Coordinates: 32 ° 38 ' N , 76 ° 12' E