List of districts of Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur

Chamba

Hamirpur

Kangra

Kinnaur

Kullu

Lahaul and Spiti

Mandi

Shimla

Sirmaur

Solan

Una

A district of Himachal Pradesh is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Himachal Administrative Service and other Himachal state services.

A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Police Service and other Himachal Police officials.

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Forest Service and other Himachal Forest officials and Himachal Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

Districts

S. No.	District	Area in km²	Population	Headquarters
1	Bilaspur	1,167	2,95,387	Bilaspur
2	Chamba	6,528	3,93,386	Chamba
3	Hamirpur	1,118	3,69,128	Hamirpur
4	Kangra	5,739	11,74,072	Dharamsala
5	Kinnaur	6,401	71,270	Reckong Peo
6	Kullu	5,503	3,02,432	Kullu
7	Lahaul and Spiti	13,835	31,294	Keylong
8	[[Mandi District|Mandi]--49.156.127.1 (Mandi
9	Shimla	5,131	6,17,404	Shimla
10	Sirmaur	2,825	3,79,695	Nahan
11	Solan	1,936	3,82,268	Solan
12	Una	1,540	3,78,269	Una