Kinnaur District

Himachal Pradesh

Kinnaur district is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Reckong Peo. It covers 6,401 sq km and had a population of 84,121 at the 2011 census, a density of 13 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 1 assembly segment.

District Headquarters
Reckong Peo
Area
6,401 sq km
Population
84,121
(2011)
Population Density
13 /km²
Literacy Rate
80%
Sex Ratio
819
per 1,000 males
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Kinnaur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kinnaur district.

Total Population
84,121
Male Population
46,249
Female Population
37,872
Rural Population
84,121
Urban Population
0
Scheduled Caste
14,750
Scheduled Tribe
48,750
Literacy Rate
80%
Population Density
13 /km²
Sex Ratio
819
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 87.27%Female literacy 70.96%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kinnaur district.

6
Tehsils
3
Blocks
20
Nyay Panchayats
65
Gram Panchayats
234
Villages
Headquarters
Reckong Peo
Languages
Kinnauri, Pahari, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
31.58° N, 78.35° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kinnaur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Mandi

Constituency No. 2 · General
Partial
KR
Kangana Ranaut
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Kinnaur
View Constituency

Assembly Constituencies Covering Kinnaur

(1)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Kinnaur
No. 68 · Mandi
JN
Jagat Singh Negi
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Kinnaur

(2)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kinnaur district.

  • KR
    Kangana Ranaut
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Mandi · No. 2
  • JN
    Jagat Singh Negi
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Kinnaur · No. 68

Election History

Lok Sabha

Mandi · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKangana Ranaut
    Votes 5,37,022Vote share 52.87%Margin 74,755
    1. 1. Kangana Ranaut · BJP5,37,022 (52.87%)
    2. 2. Vikramaditya Singh · INC4,62,267 (45.51%)
    3. 3. Prakash Chand Bhardwaj · BSP4,210 (0.41%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Himachal Pradesh
State
Kinnaur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
1 Assembly
No. 68

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Kinnaur District at a Glance

State
Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters
Reckong Peo
Area
6,401 sq km
Population
84,121
Population density
13 per km²
Sex ratio
819 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
80%
Languages
Kinnauri, Pahari, Hindi
Tehsils
6
Blocks
3
Gram panchayats
65
Villages
234
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
1
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Himachal Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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