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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Himachal Pradesh}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}

[[File:IN-HP.svg|thumb|220px|Location of [[Himachal Pradesh]]]]
The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Himachal Pradesh:

'''[[Himachal Pradesh]]''' – state in [[North India]]. Its area is {{convert|55673|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name=area>{{citation | url = http://www.indianmirror.com/geography/geo9.html |title=Statistical Facts about India | accessdate = 26 October 2006 | publisher = indianmirror.com}}</ref> and is bordered by [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on the north, [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] on the west, [[Haryana]] on the south-west, [[Uttarakhand]] on the south-east and by the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] on the east. Hima means snow in [[Sanskrit]], and the literal meaning of the state's name is in the lap of the Himalayas. It was named by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the most eminent Sanskrit scholars of Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laureateiit.com/projects/bacii2014/projects/hp_rahul/state/hp_info/glimps.html|title=HIMACHAL PRADESH GLIMPS|publisher=Laureate it|access-date=12 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714011635/http://www.laureateiit.com/projects/bacii2014/projects/hp_rahul/state/hp_info/glimps.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name: [[Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPA-hns|ɦɪˈmaːtʃəl pɾəˈdeːʃ||Himachal.ogg}}
** Meaning: "Snow-laden Province"
* Official English name(s): [[Himachal Pradesh]]
* Nickname(s):
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): Himachali
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Himachalis

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 21st
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 18th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]]: 15th
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 21st
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]:
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]:

== Geography of Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Geography of Himachal Pradesh]]
* Himachal Pradesh is: an [[Indian state]]
* [[Population of Himachal Pradesh]]:
* [[Area of Himachal Pradesh]]:
* [[:commons:Atlas of Himachal Pradesh|Atlas of Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Location of Himachal Pradesh ===
* Himachal Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[Indian subcontinent]]
******* [[India]]
******** [[North India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Himachal Pradesh
| North = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| Northeast =
| East = {{flagicon|China}}[[Tibet Autonomous Region]], China
| Southeast = [[Uttarakhand]]
| South = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Southwest = [[Haryana]]
| West = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| Northwest =
}}

=== Environment of Himachal Pradesh ===

* [[Climate of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[List of biosphere reserves in India|Biosphere reserves in Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[List of national parks of India|National parks of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Wildlife of Himachal Pradesh]]

==== Natural geographic features of Himachal Pradesh ====

* [[List of lakes in Himachal Pradesh|Lakes of Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Regions of Himachal Pradesh ===

==== Ecoregions of Himachal Pradesh ====

==== Administrative divisions of Himachal Pradesh ====

===== Districts of Himachal Pradesh =====

* [[List of districts of Himachal Pradesh|Districts of Himachal Pradesh]]

===== Municipalities of Himachal Pradesh =====

* [[List of cities in Himachal Pradesh|Cities of Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[Capital city|Capital]] of Himachal Pradesh: [[Capital of Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Demography of Himachal Pradesh ===

[[Demographics of Himachal Pradesh]]

== Government and politics of Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Himachal Pradesh: [[Capital of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Union government in Himachal Pradesh ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh|Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Indian general election, 2009 (Himachal Pradesh)]]

=== Branches of the government of Himachal Pradesh ===

[[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]],
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]],

==== Legislative branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh ====

[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh ====

=== Law and order in Himachal Pradesh ===

* [[Law enforcement in Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh Police]]

== History of Himachal Pradesh ==

[[History of Himachal Pradesh]]

=== History of Himachal Pradesh, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Himachal Pradesh ====

==== Ancient Himachal Pradesh ====

==== Medieval Himachal Pradesh ====

==== Colonial Himachal Pradesh ====

==== Contemporary Himachal Pradesh ====

=== History of Himachal Pradesh, by region ===

=== History of Himachal Pradesh, by subject ===

== Culture of Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Culture of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Architecture of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Cuisine of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Languages of Himachal Pradesh]]
* Monuments in Himachal Pradesh
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Himachal Pradesh|Monuments of National Importance in Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Himachal Pradesh|State Protected Monuments in Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Himachal Pradesh|World Heritage Sites in Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Art in Himachal Pradesh ===

* [[Music of Himachal Pradesh]]

=== People of Himachal Pradesh ===

* [[List of people from Himachal Pradesh|People from Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Religion in Himachal Pradesh ===

[[Religion in Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh]]

=== Sports in Himachal Pradesh ===

[[Sports in Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Cricket in Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team]]
* [[Football in Himachal Pradesh]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh Football Association]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh State League]]
** [[Himachal Pradesh football team]]

=== Symbols of Himachal Pradesh ===

[[Symbols of Himachal Pradesh]]
* State animal:
* State bird:
* State flower:
* State seal: [[Seal of Himachal Pradesh]]
* State tree:

== Economy and infrastructure of Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Economy of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Transport in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Education in Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Education in Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Himachal Pradesh|Institutions of higher education in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Health in Himachal Pradesh ==

[[Health in Himachal Pradesh]]

== See also ==

* [[Outline of India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh}}
{{wikiatlas|Himachal Pradesh}}
* [http://www.himachal.nic.in/ Official website of Himachal Pradesh government]

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