Chamba- A district of Himachal Pradesh

Map of Chamba District

Chamba is a district of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. it is northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an altitude of 3268 ft. It is bounded on north west by Jammu, on north east by Kashmir, east by ladakh,south east by lahaul & barabangal area & south by district Kangra of himachal pradesh & Gurdaspur district of Punjab. It is situated between latitude 32° 11′ 30” North and 33° 13′ 6” North and longitude 75°49' East and 77° 3′ 30” East. It has total area of 6522 square kilometer.

➤Chamba the land of lord Shiva. Dalhousie and khajjiar are the most popular hill stations of this district. There are five lakes, five wild life sanctuaries and countless number of temples.Thousands of people came here every year to spend their vacations.Its high Mountain ranges have given it a sheltered position and helped in preserving its centuries-old relics and many inscriptions. Its head quarters are in chamba town.In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chamba one of the country's 250th most backward districts. This district currentlty receives the fund from BRGF(backward regions grant fund programme).
➤According to 2011 census the total population of Chamba district is 519080 & density is 80 per square kilometer. This population includes 261320 male & 257760 females. Its main language is Hindi. There are seven sub-divisions, thirteen tehsils & sub-tehsils, seven development blocks & three Municipalities. There are 1591 villages in this district.
➤There are many ways to reach here. You can reach here by road through HRTC bus.
•The nearest railway station is at Pathankot, approx. 120 Km from Chamba town.
•The nearest airport is at Pathankot. Other reachable air ports are Kangra(172 km approx.), Amritsar (220 km approx.) and Chandigrah(400 km approx.).
•For tourists, local transport are also available.
➤There are many places to visit. Some of them are The Chamba Chowgan , Laxmi Narayan Temple, Sui Mata Temple, Bhuri Singh Museum, Rock Garden at Devi Dehra, Kalatop, Dalhousie, Khajjiar etc.

If you want to know more about this place then you can visit their official website https://hpchamba.nic.in/

Here are some pictures of this district.

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