Kangra District

Himachal Pradesh

Kangra district is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Dharamshala. It covers 5,739 sq km and had a population of 15,10,075 at the 2011 census, a density of 263 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 15 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Dharamshala
Area
5,739 sq km
Population
15.10 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
263 /km²
Literacy Rate
85.67%
Sex Ratio
1,012
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Kangra District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kangra district.

Total Population
15.10 Lakh
Male Population
7.51 Lakh
Female Population
7.59 Lakh
Rural Population
14.21 Lakh
Urban Population
89,075
Scheduled Caste
3.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
84,100
Literacy Rate
85.67%
Population Density
263 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,012
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 91.49%Female literacy 80.02%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kangra district.

15
Tehsils
15
Blocks
120
Nyay Panchayats
760
Gram Panchayats
3,860
Villages
Headquarters
Dharamshala
Languages
Kangri, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.1° N, 76.27° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kangra

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kangra

Constituency No. 1 · General
Primary
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Nurpur
  • Indora
  • Fatehpur
  • Jawali
  • Dehra
  • Jawalamukhi
  • Dharamshala
  • Palampur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kangra

(15)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Indora
No. 7 · Kangra
MR
Malendar Rajan
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Kangra

(16)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kangra district.

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kangra · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPRajeev Bharadwaj
    Votes 6,32,793Vote share 61.03%Margin 2,51,895
    1. 1. Rajeev Bharadwaj · BJP6,32,793 (61.03%)
    2. 2. Anand Sharma · INC3,80,898 (36.74%)
    3. 3. Dr. Kehar Singh · Independent6,120 (0.59%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPKishan Kapoor
    Votes 7,25,218Vote share 72.02%Margin 4,77,623
    1. 1. Kishan Kapoor · BJP7,25,218 (72.02%)
    2. 2. Pawan Kajal · INC2,47,595 (24.59%)
    3. 3. Dr. Kehar Singh · BSP14,210 (1.41%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPShanta Kumar
    Votes 4,56,163Vote share 57.05%Margin 1,70,072
    1. 1. Shanta Kumar · BJP4,56,163 (57.05%)
    2. 2. Chander Kumar · INC2,86,091 (35.78%)
    3. 3. Rajan Sushant · AAP24,430 (3.06%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Himachal Pradesh
State
Kangra
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
15 Assembly
No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

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Kangra District at a Glance

State
Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters
Dharamshala
Area
5,739 sq km
Population
15.10 Lakh
Population density
263 per km²
Sex ratio
1,012 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
85.67%
Languages
Kangri, Hindi
Tehsils
15
Blocks
15
Gram panchayats
760
Villages
3,860
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
15
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Himachal Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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