GO)Vi:aNMENT PRADESH STATISTICAL OUTLINE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH NIEPA DC D0350e IHRECTORAITB OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS HIMyACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-1. 3 5 . S . ' ? . fV.., - PREFACE The preparation of t pocket book of statistics is an important step in the direction of Jisssmination of useful socio-economic in­ formation aibout the State- This publication, which is twenty-first in the series, fulfils the evei itKreasing demand for reliable facts and figures aibout the changes which are taking place in the economy of the State in a handy fprm. With a view to meeting snore fully the needs of planners, and its users the tables already included in this publication have been revised and their scope enlarged. EITorts will, however, continue to be made in future to improve the scope and contents ' of this important publication c f the Directorate. In this context, the luggestions from users wi H be gratefully accepted. ' The Directorate ackmowledges with gratitude the co-operation of various departments amd organisations in making available the statistical data presented in this publication. We are also grateful io the Himachal Pradeshi Government Press, Shimla for the nice printing and get-up of tliiits publication. This publication has be*n compiled in the OfiSdal Statistics Section of the Directorates. R. S. BHATNAGAR, Director o f Economics and Statistics, Himachal Pradesh. (:) tVork H andled by. 1. Sh.R. P.Sud, Overall supervision and Statistician guidance 2., Sh. Jatinder Sharma, Technical Assistant Compilation of the booklet 3. Shri Narain Singh Thakur, and data collection F. 1. Gd-I J ( « 0 Tbe following symbols have been used throughout the Outlin«e:_ .. = Not available —=N il or negligible P = Provisional figures Q=Quick estimates KWH-Kilowatt hour Some of the units of measurements used are explained below :— One ounce (oz) =28.3495 grams One pound =0.4535924 kilogram One maund = 82-2/7 lbs.=37.3242 kilograms One ton = 2,240 lbs.= 1,016.05 kilograms ==1.016 tonnes One bale ==392 lbs.= 177.1 kilograms approx. One acre = 4,840 sq. yds. = 0.0040468 sq. kilometre = 0.40468 hectare One mile = 1,609.344 metres =1.609344 kilometitres One square mile = 640 acres—2.589988 sq. kilometres One imperial gallon = 4.54596 litres One kilolitre = 1,000 litres One inch = 2.54 centimetres One sq. km. = 100 hectares One hectare = 2.47105 acres (/V) CONVERSION TABLES To change To Multiply by 1 VOLUME Cu. inches cu. centimetres 16.3871 UK pints litres 0.568 UK gallons litres 4.546 Cu. feet litres 28.317 Cu. feet cu. metres 0.028317 UK bulk barrels cu. metres 0.1637 UK bushels hectolitTM 0.3637 W EIGHT- Ounces, avoirdupois (oz) grains (g) 28.3495 Pounds, avoirdupois Ob) grams 453.5923X Pounds, avoirdupois kilogranjs (kg) 0.45359 Hundred weights (cwt) metric quintals (q) 0.508023 Short tons (2,000 lb) tonnes (t) 0.907185 Long tons (2,240 lb) tonnes 1.01605 TEMPRATURE Degrees Fahrenheit —, after substracting 32 Degrees Celsioa 9 (Centigrade) —40°F equals - ^ ° C 122°F equals 50°C 5 9 ^ equals 15°C 98.4'F (Normal Body) equals 36.9°C 212°F (Water Boiling Point) equals 100'’C (2°F (Water Freezing Point) equals 0°C [qiperial to Metric. (V) CONVERSION TASLES— contd. 1 2 3 LENGTH Millimetres (mm) inches (in) 0.039>37 Centimetres (cm) inches 0.3937 Metres (m) feet 3.28(08 Metres yards (yd) 1.09136 Kilometres (km) miles 0.621 37 Kilometres miles, international 0.53996 nautical AREA Sq. millimetres sq. inches 0.00155 Sq. centimetres sq. inches 0.1550 Sq. metres sq. feet 10,7639 Sq. metres sq. yards 1.19599 Sq. kilometres sq. miles 0.38M Metric to Imperial (w) CONVERSION TABLES—con»rf. 1 2 3 LENGTH Inchos (in) millimetres (mm) 25.4 Inches centimetres (cm) 2.54 Feet metres (m) 0.3048 Yards (yd) metres 0.9144 Miles kilometres (km) 1.60934 Miles, international nautical kilometres 1.852 AREA Sq. inciies sq. millimetres 645.16 Sq. inches sq. centimetres 6.4516 Sq. feet sq. metres 0.092903 Sq. yards sq. metres 0.836127 Sq miles sq. kilometres 2.58999 imperial to Metric (vtf) CONVERSION T A B m S — concld. 1 2 3 VOLUME Cu. ceatimetres cu. inches 0.06102 Litres cu. inches 61.024 litres UK gallons 0.22 Litres cu. feet 0.0353 Cu. metres cu. feet 35.3147 Cu. metres UK bulk barrels 6.1103 Hectolitres UK bushels 2.750 w e i g h t Grams (g) ounces, avoirdupois (oz) 0.03527 Kilograms (leg) pounds, avoirdupois. 2.20462 Metric quintals (q) pounds, avoirdupois. 220.462 Tomics (t) pounds, avoirdupois. 2,204.62 Tomies short tonnes (2,0001b) 1.1023 Tonnes long tons (2.240 lb) 0.9842 TEMPRATURB 5 Degrees Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) —, and add 32 Fatoenheit Q —40°C equals —40” F 50“C equals 122°F 15°C equals SP-^F 36.9°C (Normal Body) equals 98.4°F 100°C (Water Boiling Point) equals 2I2°F (t°C (Water Freezing Point) equals 32°F Metric (o Imperial (v/«) GOVERNOR SHRl R. K .S. GANDHI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SI. Ministers Portfolios No. I 2 3 I. Shri Virbhadra Singh 1. Oeneral Administration Chief l^nister 2. Personnel 3. Home 4. Finance 5. Planning 5. Implementation of New 20-Point Programme 7. M.P.P. & Power 8. Public Relation 9. Tribal Development 10. Public Works 11. Housing 2. Shri Sant Ram 1. Agriculture Agriculture Minister 2. Animal Husbandry 3. Horticulture 4. Fisheries 5. Rural Development 6. Panchayati Raj 3. Shri Sat Mahajaa 1. Transport Transport Minfsteir 2. Food and Qvil Supplies 4. Shri Sagar Chand Nayyar 1. Education. Education Minister 2. Language & Culture Affairs A'o/e .‘--Position as on 31-8-86. (/x) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS— SI. Ministers Portfolios No. 1 2 3 s. Shri Dhar^m Singh 1. Revenue Revenue Minister 2. Election 3. Science & Technology 4. Technical Education anc Vocational and Industria Training 6. Shri Kaul Singh 1. Health and Family Welfun Minister of State for Health (Excluding Ayurveda) (lud and Family Welfare Charge) 2. Parliamentary Affairs (Ind Charge) 7. Shri Vijay Kumar JosW 1. Industries (Ind. Charge) Minister of State for Indus­ tries 8. Shri Oiander Kumar 1. Forest Farming and Con­ Minister of State for Forests servation (Ind. Charge) 9. Shri Gangu Ram 1. Co-operation (Ind. Charg*; Minister of State for Co-opera­ 2. Attached to Chief Ministci tion for Public Works (B & R] and Housing 10. Shri Piru Ram 1. Welfare (Ind. Charge) Minister of State for Welfare 2. Labour, Employment and Training (Ind. Charge) 3. Printing and Stationery (Ind. Charge) 4. Attached to CM . for P. W. D, a . and P. H.) ix ) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS—co«cW. SI. Ministers Portfolios No. 11. Shii Raj Krishan Govir 1. Tourism (Ind. Charge) Minister of State for Tourism 2. Excise and Taxation (Ind. Charge) 12. Sh.ri Ram Lai Thakur 1. Youth Services and Sports Minister of State for Law (Ind. Charge) 2. Law and Legal Remembe- rancer’s Office (Ind. Charge) 3. Local Self Government (Ind. Charge) 4. Ayurveda (Ind. Charge) 5. Attached to C. M. for M.P.P. & Power Wf (xi) Himachil Pradesb Vidhan Sabha SPEAKER Shrimati Vidya Stokes d e p u t y s p e a k e r Shri Dev Raj Negi MEMBERS Name ConstUuemcy BILASPUR DISTRICT Shri Ram Lai Thakur .. .. Kot Kehloor Shri Rikhi Ram Kondal .. .. Geharwin (S.C.) Dr. Babu Ram Gautam .. .. Bilaspur Shri Kashmir Singh .. .. Ghumarwin CHAMBA DISTRICT Shri Kuldip Singh Pathania .. Bhattiyat Shrimati Asha Kumari .. Banikhet Shri Nand Kumar Chauhan .. Rajnagar <S.C.) Shri Sagar Qiand Nayyar .. Chamba Shri Tflakar Singh .. Bhannaur (S.T,) HAMIRPUR DISTRICT Shri Jagdev Chand .. Hamirpur Shri Karam Singh .. .., Bamsan Shri Dharam Singh .. .. Mewa (S.C.) Shri Manjit Singh .. .. Nadaunta Shri Pr«n Dass .. .. Nadaun (xii) HIMACHAL PRADESH VIDHAN SABHA—cwfrf. Name Constituency KANGRA DtSTRICT Shri Ishwer Chand Jawalamukhi Shri Yog Raj Pragpur (S.C.) Sint. Vi^ove Thakur Jaswan Shri Chander Kumar Guler Dr. Rajan Sushant Jawali ' Shri Girdhari Lai Gangath (S.C.) Shri Sat Mahajan Nurpur Shri Vijai Singh Shahpur Shri Mool Raj Padha Dharamshala Shri Vidya Sagar Kangra Shri Ram Chand Bhatia Nagrota Shri Brij Bihari Lai Palampur Shri Man Chand Sulah Shri Milkhi Ram Goma Rajgir (S.C.) Shri Durga Chand Thural Shri Sant Ram Baijnath KINNAUR DISTRICT Shri DeV Raj Negi .. Kinnaur (S.T.) KULLU DISTRICT Shri Raj Krishan Gam' .. Kullu Shri Satya Parkash Thakm- .. Baqjar Shri Ishwar Dass .. Ani (S.C.) LAHAUL-SPrri DISTRICT Shri Devi Singh .. Lahaul.. and Spiti (S.T.) {xiH) HIMACHAL PRADESH VIDHAN SABHA—Contd. Name Constituency MANDI DISTRICT Shri Joginder Pal Kaisog (S.C.) Shri Shiv Lai Chachiot Shri Roop Singh Thakur Sundemagar Shq Piru Ram Balh (S.C) Shri Rangila Ram Rao Gopalpur Shri Natha Singh Dharampur Shri Tek Chand Nachan (S.C.) Shri Rattan Lai Jogindernagar Shri Durga Dutt Mandi Shri Kaul Singh Darang SHIMLA DISTRICT Shri Singhi Ram .. Rampur (S.C.) Shri Nehar Singh .. Rohru Shri Virbhadra Singh . • • • JubbaJ-Kotkhai Shri Yogendra Chandra .. Chopal Shri J.B.L. Khachi .. Kumarsain Smt. Vidya Stokes .. .. Theog Shri Harbhajan Singh .. Shimla Shri Shonlda Ram .. .. Kasumpati (S.C.) SIRMAUR DISTRICT Shri Gangu Ram .. .. Pachhad (S.C.) Dr. Prem Singh .. .. Rainka (S.C.) Shri Guman Singh Chauhan .. .. Shillai Shri Kush Parmar .. .. Paonta-Doon Shri Ajay Bahadur Singh .. .. Nahan HIMACHAL PRADESH VIDHAN SABHA—w«cW. Name Constitiiency SOLAN DISTRICT Shri Ram Partap Chandel Doon Shri Vijyendra Singh Nalagarh Shri Raghu Raj Kasauli (S.C.) Shri Hira Singh Pal Arki Shri Qian Chand Totu Solan UNA DISTRICT Shri Ram Nath Sharma Kutlehar Shri Vijay Kumar Joshi Santokhgarh Shri Virender Oautam Una Shri Milkhi Ram Gagret (S.C.) Dr.