Solan district

district of Himachal Pradesh, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters: Solan
Tehsils: 1. Solan, 2. Kasauli, 3. Nalagarh, 4. Arki and 5. Kandaghat 6. Baddi 7. Ramshehar
Lok sabha constituencies: Shimla (Lok Sabha constituency) (shared with Sirmour and Shimla districts)
Total: 1,936 km (747 sq mi)
Density: 299.8/km (776.4/sq mi)
Urban: 18.22%
Literacy: 85.02%
Official: Hindi
Additional official: Sanskrit
Regional: Mahasui ( Baghati ( Baghliani ) ( Hinduri )
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Average annual precipitation: 1253 mm
Website: http://hpsolan.nic.in/

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Wikidata facts

Population: 580320
Area: 1936
Official website: hpsolan.nic.in
Image: Snowfall solan city.jpg
Households: 122425

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Commons category: Solan district
male population: 308754
female population: 271566
urban population: 102147
rural population: 478173
literate population: 428578
illiterate population: 151742
short name: SLN

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Solan district is one of the twelve districts of the Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Solan is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1936 km. It is culturally part of the historical Mahasu region.

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