Largest and Smallest in Himachal Pradesh

Largest and Smallest in Himachal Pradesh

Largest Entities

1. Largest District (Area-Wise): Lahaul-Spiti (13,835 sq km)
2. Largest District (Population-Wise): Kangra (1,510,075)
3. Largest River (Volume-Wise): Chenab (7500 sq km catchment area)
4. Longest River: Sutlej (320 km)
5. Largest Glacier: Bara Shigri (Lahaul Spiti)
6. Largest Wildlife Sanctuary: Kibber (1,400 sq km, Lahaul Spiti)
7. Largest Natural Lake: Renuka Lake (Sirmaur)
8. Largest Artificial Lake: Govind Sagar Lake (168 sq km)
9. Highest Lake: Suraj Tal Lake (4,800 m)
10. Largest Hot Water Spring: Manikaran (Kullu)
11. Highest Mountain Peak: Shilla (7,026 m, Kinnaur)
12. Largest Irrigation Scheme: Shahnahar Pariyojna
13. Largest Airport: Gaggal (Kangra)
14. Asia’s Largest Fish Breeding Centre: Deoli (Bilaspur)
15. Longest National Highway: Hindustan Tibet Border Road (Parwanoo to Kaurik, 495 km)
16. Largest Hydro Electric Project: Parbati Hydel Project (2051 MW, Kullu)
17. District with Largest Road Length: Kangra
18. Highest Hydro Electric Project: Rong Tong (Lahaul Spiti)
19. District with Highest Sex Ratio: Hamirpur (1,096)
20. District with Highest Literacy Rate: Hamirpur (89.01%)
21. District with Highest Population Density: Hamirpur (406 per sq km)
22. District with Highest SC Population: Kangra (279,540)
23. District with Highest ST Population: Chamba (117,569)
24. District with Highest % Age of SC Population: Sirmour (29.61%)
25. District with Highest % Age of ST Population: Lahaul Spiti (72.95%)
26. District with Highest Urban Population: Shimla
27. District with Highest Rural Population: Kangra
28. Districts Having No Urban Population: Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur
29. District with Highest Decadal Growth Rate: Una (+16.24%)
30. District with Highest Number of Crimes: Kangra
31. District with Highest Number of Electors: Kangra
32. Area-wise Largest Legislative Constituency: Lahaul-Spiti (13,835 sq km)
33. Largest Urban Settlement: Shimla
34. Area-wise Largest Lok Sabha Constituency: Mandi
35. District with Highest Number of Gram Panchayats: Kangra (760)
36. District with Highest Number of Unelectrified Villages: Kinnaur (40)
37. District with Highest Number of Small Scale Industries: Kangra
38. District with Highest Number of Sub-Tehsils: Mandi
39. District with Largest Apple Production: Shimla
40. District with Largest Ginger Production: Sirmour
41. District with Largest Potato Production: Shimla
42. Cereal Crop Grown in Largest Area: Wheat (366.59 hectare)
43. Cereal Crop Having Largest Production: Maize
44. Largest Fruit Processing Plant: Parwanoo
45. Highest Mountain Pass: Prangla (5,548 m)
46. Highest Bridge in Asia: Kheri Nullah Bridge (115 m)
47. Highest Dam in Asia: Bhakhra (On River Sutlej)
48. Highest Cricket Ground in the World: Chail (Solan)
49. Highest Village: Kibber (4,270 m, Spiti)
50. India’s Highest Telephone Exchange: Kibber (4,270 m, Spiti)
51. District Headquarter Located at the Highest Altitude: Keylong (3,165 m, Lahaul-Spiti)
52. Longest Bridge: Yamuna Bridge, Paonta Sahib
53. Longest Railway Line: Pathankot-Joginder Nagar (113 km)
54. Longest Serving Chief Minister: Y S Parmar
55. Largest Administrative Division: Mandi (5 Districts: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Lahaul Spiti, Mandi)
56. Rainiest District: Kangra
57. Rainiest Place: Dharamshala (3,500 mm)
58. Driest District: Lahaul-Spiti
59. Driest Place: Spiti

Smallest Entities

1. Smallest District (Area-Wise): Hamirpur
2. Smallest District (Population-Wise): Lahaul-Spiti
3. Smallest River (Length-Wise): Yamuna
4. Smallest Wildlife Sanctuary: Shilli (Solan)
5. Smallest Artificial Lake: Pandoh
6. District with Lowest Literacy Rate: Chamba (73.19%)
7. District with Lowest Population Density: Lahaul Spiti (2/sq km)
8. Smallest Legislative Constituency (Area-Wise): Shimla
9. Smallest Urban Settlement: Narkanda
10. District with Lowest Sex Ratio: Kinnaur (818)
11. District with Lowest SC Population: Lahaul Spiti (2,605)
12. District with Lowest ST Population: Una (51)
13. District with Lowest % Age of SC Population: Lahaul Spiti (7.84%)
14. District with Lowest % Age of ST Population: Una (0.01%)
15. District with Lowest Urban Population: Lahaul Spiti
16. District with Lowest Number of Crimes: Lahaul Spiti
17. District with Lowest Number of Small Scale Industries: Kinnaur
18. District with Lowest Number of Gram Panchayats: Lahaul Spiti (41)
19. District with Lowest Density of Roads: Lahaul Spiti