Una district is a district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una shares its border with the Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar districts of Punjab and Kangra, Hamirpur, and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh. The terrain is generally plain with semi hills.
Una has five tehsils, namely Ghanari, Haroli, Amb, Bangana and Una itself. It was a tehsil of Hoshiarpur district until the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and Kangra district until 1972, after which it became a district of Himachal Pradesh.
Geography
Una lies in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, with the Sivalik Hills of the Himalayas rolling on the western side and Solah Singhi range on the eastern side. The Satluj river alongside Shahtalai, known for the shrine of Baba Balak Nath passes through south of district near Nangal Dam and Beas passes at the north of district near Pong Dam, Talwara.
The altitude varies from more than 409 meters in plains to over 1200 meters in hills. Swan River which is basically seasonal river and also known as soul of district Una flows 65 km right across the Jaswan Valley towards south until it submerges in the Sutlej river near Anandpur.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Una district has a population of 521,173, giving it a ranking of 543rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.24%. Una has a sex ratio of 977 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 87.23%. 8.62% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.16% and 1.65% of the population, respectively.
Language
Local languages are Hindi, Punjabi and Pahari. Punjabi is mostly used in plain areas of Tehsil Ghanari, Haroli Tehsil, Tehsil Una, and parts of Tehsil Amb. In other areas like Tehsil Bangana and Chintpurni (Part of Amb Tehsil) Pahari dialect is spoken.
Politics This is the list of current Member of Legislative Assembly from Una district: Chintpurni (SC)Sudarshan Singh BablooIndian National CongressGagretRakesh KaliaIndian National CongressElected on 4 Jun 2024 HaroliMukesh AgnihotriIndian National CongressDeputy Chief MinisterUnaSatpal Singh SattiBharatiya Janata PartyKutleharVivek SharmaIndian National CongressElected on 4 Jun 2024
Education
Schools Mount Carmel School, Una St. D.R. Public School, Gagret Dashmesh Public School Gurplah Sahib DAV Sr Sec Public School, Ambota Himalayan Convent, Bhanjal Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Una Mount Everest Model High School, Mehatpur PAR Model High School, Dohgi Sai Public School Saraswati School, Rampur Sunrise Public Sr Sec School, Saloh Vashist Public School
Places near Una Joh, Una Dharamshala McLeod Ganj Kangra Hoshiarpur Khajjiar Jawalamukhi Chandigarh Pragpur
Notes
External links Official Link Una Profile Una District Cultural and Religious Heritage
References