Sirmaur district is the southernmost district of

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

, northern India. It is largely mountainous and rural, with 90% of its population living in villages. Some of its towns include the capital Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Lana palar, Tuheri, Bhawan, Sirmaur, Shamra, UchaTikker and Suketi, the latter known for Shivalik Fossil Park.

Geography

There are seven

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s in this district: Nahan, Renuka, Kamrau, Shillai, Rajgarh, Pachhad, and Paonta Sahib. The Giri River divides the district into two almost equal parts: Giripar and Giriaar. The major towns are Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Rajgarh, and Shillai. Rajgarh is the biggest village of Sirmour district.

History

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sirmaur district has a

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of 529,855, which placed it 542nd in India (out of a total of

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). The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.61%. Sirmaur had a

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of 915 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 79.98%. 10.79% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 30.34% and 2.13% of the population respectively.

Language

As of the 2011 census, % of the population of the district identified their first language as

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, % as Pahari, and % as Sirmauri. There were also speakers of Punjabi (3.88%), Nepali (0.94%), Haryanvi, (0.43%), and Tibetan (0.42%).

Simbalbara National Park

Declared a national park in 2010, Simbalbara National Park is located in Sirmaur district. It covers an area of around 27.88 sq.km. The fauna of Simbalbara National Park includes, Goral, Spotted Deer, Sambhar, Himalayan Black Bear, Hanuman Langurs and Indian Muntjacs. The flora includes Sal forests and lush green pastures.

Politics

Notable people

* Yashwant Singh Parmar * Mohit Chauhan * Siddharth Chauhan * The Great Khali * Jagat Ram * Vidyanand Sarek

References

External links

Official website

Sirmour at a glance

History of Sirmour

Information about Sirmour District and its various places
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