Bilaspur District Himachal Pradesh information at a glance

Bilaspur is 3rd smallest District in Himachal After kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti.Manmade lake Govindsagar on satluj which acts for one of the highest dam of world bhakhra nangal dam is located here in bilaspur District.The second highest bridge in Asia is on this lake at place kandraur.

Cricket Stadium Bilaspur District Himachal 

Demographic and geographic view

Bilaspur is a hilly area but altitude is not so high, located in ranges of Shivalik. There is border of punjab in south and west.There's hotness in weather during summer and cold during winter.
The population of bilaspur district is around 3,82,050 according to census 2011 and densityaround 850 square meter.

Population growth rate-12.08%.
Sex ratio -981
Literacy rate-85.67%

Languages and Religion

Mostly bilaspuri language is spoken in this region , whereas hindi is understood.For non pahari people its difficult to understand bilaspuri language. Bilaspuri people are equally familiar with mandiyaali language.
Mostly people in Bilaspur belongs to Hindu Religion, around 2 percent of total population is of Muslims, sikhs etc. In bilaspur around 93 % of population lives in Rural Area whereas around 7% in Urban Areas.

Administrative View

HeadQuaters- Bilaspur
Tehsils- 3
Sub- tehsil- Naina Devi and Bharari
Sub- Division- Bilaspur and Ghumarwin

Tehsils in Bilapur district

1. Bilaspur Sadar
2. Ghumarwi
3. Jhandutta

Places to Visit

Govind sagar lake
Bhakra Dam
Bandla Hills
vyaas guffa
kandrour Bridge

Temples

Markandey temple
badol devi
Naina Devi temple
Baba Balak Nath

How to reach Bilaspur?

Bilaspur is on NH-21 Chandigarh manali highway means buses to manali from shimla goes through bilaspur.
Distance from Shimla-88 km
Distance from Delhi- 406 km
Nearest Airport- Chandigarh and Manali