Lahaul and Spiti district

Lahaul and Spiti district
Bhaga valley in Lahaul (top); Spiti valley near Losar (bottom)
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Map
Lahaul and Spiti district
Coordinates (Keylong): 32°30′N 77°36′E / 32.500°N 77.600°E / 32.500; 77.600
Country India
State Himachal Pradesh
HeadquartersKeylong
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies01
Area
 • Total13,833 km2 (5,341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total31,564
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
None
Demographics
 • Literacy86.97% (male), 66.5% (female)
 • Sex ratio916
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP-41, HP-42, HP-43
Major highwaysone (Manali-Leh National Highway)
Average annual precipitationScanty rainfall
Websitehttps://hplahaulspiti.gov.in

The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul (Tibetan: གར་ཞ་, Wylie: gar zha) and Spiti (Tibetan: སྤི་ཏི་, Wylie: spi ti; or Tibetan: སྤྱི་ཏི, Wylie: spyi ti). The present administrative center is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged, Kardang was the capital of Lahaul, and Dhankar the capital of Spiti. The district was formed in 1960 and is the fourth least populous district in India (out of 640).[1] It is the least densely populated district of India, according to the Census of India 2011.

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook: Lahaul and Spiti" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.