State Profile of Himachal Pradesh

By: EconomyWatch   Date: 30 June 2010

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POPULATION (2001 census) 6077900
MALES 3087940
FEMALES 2989960
URBAN POPULATION % 9.79
LITERACY RATE (census 2001) in % 76.5
MALE LITERACY in % 85.3
MALE LITERATE in numbers 2278386
FEMALE LITERACY in % 67.4
FEMALE LITERATE in numbers 1763235
NSDP at current prices (2002-2003)* Rs Crores 14202 Rs Crores *(2002-2003)
PER CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices Rs 22576 Rs *(2002-2003)
 

(2002)P: Provisional
*(2002-03): Advanced Estimates
*(2001-02): Quick Estimate
*(2000-01): Provisional Estimate
NSDP: Net State Domestic product
 

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments (As on March 26, 2004), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India

 

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Mostly tradtitional industry are there in the state. Following are the main traditional iindustries :

  • Handicrafts
  • Handlooms
  • Wool Based Industry
  • Khadi And Village Industry
  • Wax Based Industry

In addition to the above there are also some sunrise industries like:

  • Bio Tehnology
  • Agro Based And Food Processing Industry
  • Floriculture
  • Industry Based On Herbal And Medical Plants
  • Tea Industry

There is also a potential for the following industries to come up

  • Forest Based Industry
  • Information Technoogy
  • Recreation And Entertainment Industry

 


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