Kangra

Kangra may refer to:


  • Kangra district, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to 32°5 N and 75° to 77°45 E. The district has a geographical area of 5,739 km. which constitutes 10.31 % of geographical area of the State. According to 2001 census, the total population of the district was 13,39,030 which is highest in the state (22.50% of the population). The district has varying altitude ranging from 427 to 6401m above mean sea level, with some plain areas touching Gurdaspur district of Punjab in the West and Una district of H.P. in the South. In the East it touches Mandi district, in North with Kullu and Chamba. The district has considerable diversity in its soils, physiography, land use pattern and cropping system. On the basis of these, the district has further been divided into five-sub -situations i.e. Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar, Kangra Shiwalik, Kangra Valley and Beas Basin.

The Beas is one of the larger rivers of this district, and contributes to the fertility of the land here. The district is bounded by the Himachal Pradesh districts of Chamba to the north, Lahul and Spiti to the northeast, Kullu to the east, Mandi to the southeast, and Hamirpur and Una to the south. The district shares a border with the states of Punjab on the southwest, and Jammu and Kashmir on the northwest. Due to the hilly terrain, not very much of the land is cultivated. The region is covered with uniform patches of barren land, as well as small forests.There is a reasonably good network of roads across the district. Dharamsala, the district headquarters, is also the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, headed by the His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Jwalamukhi, also known as Jwala ji, is famous for an ancient temple of the goddess of the same name, and features holy flames that run on natural gas. Other important temples include Brajeshwari Devi temple, Chamunda Devi temple, Chintpurni temple and Baijnath's Shiva temple. There are also important Buddhist temples in Dharamshala, Sidhbari, Rewalsar and the Tibetan Colony in Bir. Historical villages of Pragpur and Garli are also located here.

  • Kangra Fort, on the outskirts of Kangra
  • Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency), one of four parliamentary constituencies in Himachal Pradesh
  • Kangra Valley, a valley in Kangra district
  • Kangra-Lambagraon, a princely estate in British India, in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh
  • Kangra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
  • Kangra painting, a style originating in Kangra district