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{{short description|District in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kangra
| native_name =
| other_name = Nagarkot , Trigart
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Himachal Pradesh|District]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| image_skyline = Dhauladhars Eagles.JPG
| image_caption = View of the [[Dhauladhar|Dhauladhar Range]] near [[McLeod Ganj]]
| image_map = Kangra in Himachal Pradesh (India).svg
| map_alt = Located in the northwest part of the state
| map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|32|13|0|N|76|19|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Himachal Pradesh Flag, India.png}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]], Part of
| subdivision_name2 = Kangra
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Tehsils]]
| subdivision_name3 = {{collapsible list|title={{nbsp}}|[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]|[[Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh|Nurpur]]|[[Jawali, Himachal Pradesh|Jawali]]|[[Indora]]|[[Dehra]]|Shahpur|[[Baroh]]|[[Khundian]]|[[Jaswan]]|[[Rakkar]]|[[Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]|[[Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh|Baijnath]]|[[Jaisinghpur]]|[[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]|[[Palampur]]}}
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]
| leader_title = [[Lok Sabha |Lok Sabha Constituency]] , part of
| leader_name = {{Collapsible list
|framestyle=border:none; padding:0; 
|title=[[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
|1= [[Nurpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nurpur]]
|2= [[Indora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Indora]]
|3= [[Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Fatehpur]]
|4= [[Jawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawali]]
|5= [[Jawalamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawalamukhi]]
|6= [[Jaisinghpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaisinghpur]]
|7= [[Sullah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sullah]]
|8= [[Nagrota (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrota]]
|9= [[Kangra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
|10= [[Shahpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahpur]]
|11= [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala]]
|12= [[Palampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palampur]]
|13= [[Baijnath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baijnath]]
}} {{Collapsible list
|framestyle=border:none; padding:0; 
|title=[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|1= [[Dehra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dehra]]
|2= [[Jaswan-Pragpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
}} 

| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| leader_name1 = Kishan Kapoor<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5112</ref> {{flagicon image|Bharatiya_Janata_Party_logo.svg}} 
| leader_title2 = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name2 = Rakesh Kumar Prajapati, IAS<ref>https://hpkangra.nic.in/deputy-commissioner-kangra-himachal-pradesh/</ref> 
| leader_title3 = [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name3 = Vimukt Ranjan, IPS<ref>https://hpkangra.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/</ref> 
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 5739
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m = 500
| elevation_max_m = 5930
| elevation_max_point = [[Hanuman Tibba]]<ref>http://www.himalayadestination.com/expedition/hanuman-tibba-climbing-expedition</ref>
| population_total = 1,510,075
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 263
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =
| area_code =
| area_code_type =
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal Pradesh|HP]]- 68(RTO), <div style="text-align: center;">01/ 02D(Taxi)
| blank1_name_sec1 = Largest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dharamshala]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|ETh]] {{small|([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])}}
| website = {{URL|hpkangra.nic.in}}
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Gender ratio
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1012 females/1000 males
| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy rate
| blank3_info_sec1 = 85.67%
| blank5_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha Constituencies
| blank5_info_sec1 = 15{{collapsible list|title={{nbsp}}|[[Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh|Nurpur]]|[[Indora]] (SC)|[[Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Fatehpur]]|[[Jawali, Himachal Pradesh|Jawali]]|[[Dehra]]|[[Jaswan]]-[[Pragpur]]|[[Jawalamukhi]]|[[Jaisinghpur]] (SC)|[[Sullah]]|[[Nagrota]]|[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]|Shahpur|[[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]|[[Palampur]]|[[Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh|Baijnath]] (SC)}}
| blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature
| blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|32|°C|°F}}
| blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
| blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|20|°C|°F}}
}}
'''Kangra''' is the most populous<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> [[List of districts of Himachal Pradesh|district]] of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

==History==
{{see also|History of the Punjab|Kangra fort}}
Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the [[Katoch]].<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s348aedb8880cab8c45637abc7493ecddd/uploads/2018/03/2018032983.pdf#page=48</ref> In 1758, Raja Ghamand Chand
was appointed ''nazim'' or governor of Jullundur Doab under the Afghans. Ghamand Chand was a brave and strong ruler who restored the prestige of Kangra. As he was unable to capture [[Kangra fort]], he built another fort at Tira Sujanpur on the left bank of the [[Beas River|Beas]], almost opposite to Alampur on a hill overlooking the town. He died in 1774 and was succeeded by his son, Tegh Chand, who died too soon in 1775.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180701145502/http://himachalpradeshtravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/History-of-Kangra.pdf</ref> Kangra was annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire in 1810. Kangra became a district of [[British India]] in 1846, when it was ceded to British India at the conclusion of the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]]. The British district included the present-day districts of Kangra, [[Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Kullu District|Kullu]], and [[Lahul and Spiti]]. Kangra District was part of the British province of [[Punjab, British India|Punjab]]. The administrative headquarters of the district were initially at Kangra, but were moved to [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]] in 1855.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_386.gif Kangra District] ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', v. 14, p. 380.</ref><ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_307.gif Dharamshala] ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', v. 11, p. 301.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Kangra District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|96.76}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|1.31}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhist]]|red|0.96}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|black|0.59}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|Yellow|0.20}}
{{bar percent|Others|green|0.17}}
|}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kangra district had population of {{sigfig|1510075|3}}.<ref name="2011CensusHandbook"/>{{rp|18}}

At the 2011 Census, 70.9% of the population in the district spoke [[Kangri language|Kangri]], 14.9% [[Western Pahari|Pahari]], 5.55% [[Hindi]], 2.64% [[Gaddi language|Gaddi]] and 2.06% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Himachal Pradesh |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0200.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>

'''District Highlights of 2011 Census'''<ref name="2011CensusHandbook">{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0202_PART_B_DCHB_KANGRA.pdf|title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KANGRAVILLAGE AND TOWN WISEPRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)|website=censusindia.gov.in/2011census|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref>
* Kangra district has the highest number of 3,869 villages among the 12 district of the state.
* Kangra district occupies the 1st rank among the districts in terms of population.
* Kangra district occupies the 2nd position in terms of sex ratio among the districts of the state with 1,012 females per 1,000 males as compared to 972 females per 1,000 males of state average.
* Kangra district stands 1st position in terms of its working force having total workers of 675,170 persons against 3,559,422 working persons of the state.
* Kangra district stands at 5th positions in terms of decadal population growth (2001-2011) of 12.8 per cent persons in comparison to state decadal population growth of 12.9 per cent persons.
* In terms of density of population per km2., Kangra district with 263 persons per km2. stands at 5th rank in the state.
* Kangra district occupies 1st rank among the districts of the state in terms of literate population. It has a literate population of 1,152,640 persons.
* Kangra district holds the 2nd rank in terms of scheduled tribe population in the state. It has reported 84,564 persons as scheduled tribe.
* The economy of Kangra district is mainly depends on agriculture. It has returned 303,007 persons as cultivators and holds the 2nd position among the districts of the state
* All the inhabited villages of the district enjoy the facility of electricity and potable drinking water.
* Kangra district is also known for its attractive tourist destinations. [[Dharamsala]], [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], [[Palampur]], [[Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh|Baijnath]], [[Jawalamukhi]] and [[Masroor]] are the famous places of tourist interest in the district. McLeodganj in Dharamsala is a seat of the Dalai Lama has become a place of international fame since 1966.
* Central University of Himachal Pradesh at Dharamsala in Kangra district was established on 20 March 2009 under the Central University Act 2009(No.25 of 2009) of Indian Parliament.

The native people are the [[Kangri people]] and the native language is [[Kangri language|Kangri]], which is very similar to [[Dogri language|Dogri]]. The majority of the people are [[Hindu]], although many [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]] and others who follow [[Buddhism]] have also settled here recently. There are also other minorities such as Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians.

Jhamakda is a folk dance of Kangra. It is exclusively performed by women. It features percussion instruments and songs.<ref>http://himachalpradeshtravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/History-of-Kangra.pdf</ref>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,78,364|13=1911|14=4,69,046|15=1921|16=4,69,251|17=1931|18=4,94,658|19=1941|20=5,63,163|21=1951|22=5,70,643|23=1961|24=6,57,232|25=1971|26=8,00,863|27=1981|28=9,90,758|29=1991|30=11,74,072|31=2001|32=13,39,030|33=2011|34=15,10,075|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Education==
* [[Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya]]
*
*[[Central University of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah]]
* [[Government College of Teacher Education Dharamsala|Government College of Teacher Education Dharamshala]]
*[[Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology]] , [[Palampur, Himachal Pradesh|Palampur]]

===Schools===
* [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kangra]]
* [[Sacred Heart Sr. Sec. School (Sidhpur)]]
* [[Sherab Gatsel Lobling School]]

==Notable people==

* [[Somnath Sharma|Major Somnath Sharma]] - Indian Army officer
* [[Dalai Lama|His Holiness, the Dalai Lama]]- Religious Figure
* [[Shanta Kumar]] - Indian Politician
* [[Kishan Kapoor]] - Indian Politician
* [[G. S. Bali]] - Indian Politician
* [[Sudhir Sharma]] - Indian Politician
* [[Chander Kumar]] - Indian Politician
* [[Karnail Rana]] - Himachali Folk Singer
* [[Anuj Sharma]] - singer, second Indian ''Idol'' runner-up
* [[Shriya Sharma]] - film actress
* [[Shivya Pathania]] - television actress
* [[Vikram Batra]] - Indian army officer
* [[Saurabh Kalia|Saurabh kalia]] - Indian Army officer

==Climate==
It is situated in Western Himalayas between latitude 31°2΄-32°5΄ N,longitude 75°-75°45΄ E. The elevation above the sea level of Kangra district is in the range of 427 to 6,401 meters. The district is spread over 5,739 km2 having about 216643 hectare of land, out of which 195738 hectare is under cultivation. In this district, river Beas flows through distance of 94.00 km. The soil characteristic is both sandy & loamy. The climate of district is pleasant around the year except in plains like Nurpur, Indora, Fatehpur areas where temperature may raise up to 40 °C in the month of May/June. Monsoon sets in the first week of July and continues till mid September.<ref>http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2016/vol4issue4/PartI/4-4-3-508.pdf</ref>

==See also==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Agahar]]
* [[Chambi, Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Dhanotu]]
* [[Kangra Valley]]
* [[Kangra Valley Railway]]
* [[Kangra Fort]]
* [[Kangra painting]]
* [[List of India cave temples]]
* [[List of caves#India|List of Caves in India]]
* [[List of rock-cut temples in India]]
* [[Indian rock-cut architecture]]
* [[List of colossal sculpture in situ]]
* [[Pit cave]]
* [[Raitt, Kangra]]
* [[Shamirpur]]
{{div col end}}

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist|35em}}

==Further reading==
* Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). ''History of the Panjab Hill States'', Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter V Kangra State, pp. 99–198.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kangra}}
* {{Official website|hpkangra.nic.in}} - Kangra District
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125203959/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Kangra/Distt%20Profile.doc Distt Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125204103/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Kangra/Kangra's%20History.doc Kangra's History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125203758/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Kangra/Temples%20of%20Kangra.doc Temples of Kangra]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125203850/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Kangra/Kangra%20Map.jpg Kangra Map]

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Kangra district
| North = [[Chamba district]]
| Northeast = [[Lahaul and Spiti district]]
| East = [[Kullu district]]
| Southeast = [[Mandi district]] [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
| South = [[Una district]]
| Southwest = [[Hoshiarpur district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| West =
| Northwest = [[Gurdaspur district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
}}

{{Districts of Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Geo HP}}

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