Kinnaur District

Population: 84,298 (2011)

State: Himachal Pradesh

Language: Hindi, Kinnauri

Headquarters: Reckong Peo

 

Area: 6401 square kilometers

Density of population: 13 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 80.77 % - Male: 88.37 %, Female: 71.34 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:818

 

Boundaries of Kinnaur District

 

North West: Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh

South: Uttarakhand

East: Tibet

West: Shimla District, Himahcal Pradesh

 

Kinnaur District Average Rainfall: 920.92 mm

Kinnaur District Average Temperature in Summer: 19.13 deg C

Kinnaur District Average Temperature in Winter: 4.44 deg C

 

KINNAUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Satluj, Spiti, Baspa, Nako Lake

Sub Divisions: Kalpa, Nichar, Pooh

Tehsils: Nichar, Kalpa, Pooh, Sangla, Moorang

Sub Tehsils: Hongrang

Assembly Constituencies: Kinnaur

 

Kinnaur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Kalpa

2. Reckong Peo

3. Sangla

4. Chango

5. Chhitkul

6. Kothi

7. Leo

8. Lippa

9. Moorang

10. Nichar

11. Nacko

12. Namgya

13. Pooh

14. Rakchham

15. Ribba

 

Kinnaur District Facts: This is the second least populous district in Himachal Pradesh after Lahaul and Spiti.     

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, ogla, phafra, barley, cabbage, turnips, peas, beans, pumpkins, potato, tomato

 

Flora: Juniper, pine, fir, cypress, rhododendron, oak, chestnut, maple, birch, alder, magnolia, apple, apricot

 

Festivals: Suskar, Sazo, Baisakhi, Dakhraini, Flaich Ukhayang, Losar, Tribal Festival

 

Fauna: Yak, dzos, Himalayan black bear, ponies, brown bear, musk deer, goral

 

Wildlife Sanctuaries: Lipa Asrang Sanctuary, Rupi Bhaba Sanctuary

 

What is Kinnaur District Famous For: Woodwork

 

Best Time To Visit Kinnaur District: April to October

 

Kinnaur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012