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Himachal Pradesh
Economic Profile of Himachal Pradesh

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
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
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
   
INSTITUTES AND UNIVERSITIES
 
General Institutes
   
Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh-5
Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS)
   
Pharmacy Colleges
   
HP Dental College, Shimla
Dental College, Sunder Nagar, Mandi
   
Medical Colleges
   
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171001
   
Engineering Colleges
   
Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur(Himachal Pradesh).
   
Forestry College
   
College of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni (Solan) 173230, Himachal Pradesh, Tel : (01792) 52219, Fax : (01792) 52242.

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