Solan district
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Solan district is one of the twelve districts
of Himachal Pradesh
state in northern India
. Solan
town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1936 km².
The district comprises 5 Vidhan Sabha
constituencies: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan and Kasauli. All of these are part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.
Places of interest
There are few place of interest in solan. Mata Shoolini devi temple near andaar bazaar, Jatoli mandir on rajghat road, children's park on Mall Road, Jawahar park, on top of a hill, Mohan Mckein Breweries the oldest distillery in India and one of the oldest in the world. Toy train also passes from solan on Kalka-Shimla Route. It is an heritage train and route.
Solan district has a population
of 576,670, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands
or the US state of Wyoming
. This gives it a ranking of 532nd in India (out of a total of 640
).
The district has a population density of 298 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.21 %. Solan has a sex ratio
of 884 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
of 85.02 %.
Districts of Himachal Pradesh
A district of Himachal Pradesh is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service...
of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
state in northern India
India
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. Solan
Solan
Solan is a town and a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located south of state capital Shimla. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini devi. Solan was the capital of erstwhile princely state, Bhagat...
town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1936 km².
History
The territory of the present-day district comprises the territories of the erstwhile princely states of Bhagal, Bhagat, Kunihar, Kuthar, Mangal, Beja, Mahlog, Nalagarh and parts of Keonthal and Kothi and hilly areas of the erstwhile Punjab State which were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966. This district came into existence on 1 September 1972. The district was carved out by amalgamating Solan and Arki tehsils of the erstwhile Mahasu district and Kandaghat and Nalagarh tehsils of the erstwhile Shimla district. It's name comes from Mata Shoolini Devi. It's said that she saved solan from been destroyed.Divisions
The district is divided into 4 sub-divisions: Solan, Nalagarh, Arki and Kandaghat. Solan sub-division comprises Solan and Kasauli tehsils. Nalagarh, Arki and Kandaghat sub-divisions comprise Nalagarh, Arki and Kandaghat tehsils respectively.The district comprises 5 Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
constituencies: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan and Kasauli. All of these are part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.
Places of interest
There are few place of interest in solan. Mata Shoolini devi temple near andaar bazaar, Jatoli mandir on rajghat road, children's park on Mall Road, Jawahar park, on top of a hill, Mohan Mckein Breweries the oldest distillery in India and one of the oldest in the world. Toy train also passes from solan on Kalka-Shimla Route. It is an heritage train and route.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
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Solan district has a population
Demographics of India
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of 576,670, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
or the US state of Wyoming
Wyoming
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. This gives it a ranking of 532nd in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
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).
The district has a population density of 298 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
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over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.21 %. Solan has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 884 females
Women in India
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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 85.02 %.