Una district

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Una lies in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, with the Sivalik Hills of the Himalayas rolling on the western side and Solah Singhi range on the eastern side. The Satluj river alongside Shahtalai, known for the shrine of Baba Balak Nath passes through south of district near Nangal Dam and Beas passes at the north of district near Pong Dam, Talwara.

The altitude varies from more than 409 meters in plains to over 1000 meters in hills. Swan River which is basically seasonal river and also known as soul of district Una flows 65 km right across the Jaswan Valley towards south until it submerges in the Sutlej river near Anandpur.{{Cite web|url=http://swanriverproject.nic.in/|title=Swan River|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001004913/http://swanriverproject.nic.in/|archive-date=1 October 2012|url-status=dead}}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,65,000|13=1911|14=1,61,786|15=1921|16=1,61,856|17=1931|18=1,70,620|19=1941|20=1,94,249|21=1951|22=1,96,829|23=1961|24=2,26,696|25=1971|26=2,61,357|27=1981|28=3,17,422|29=1991|30=3,78,269|31=2001|32=4,48,273|33=2011|34=5,21,173|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=center}}

According to the 2011 census, Una district has a population of 521,173,{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Una |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/488/download/1600/DH_2011_0207_PART_A_DCHB_UNA.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} giving it a ranking of 543rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|338|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.24%. Una has a sex ratio of 977 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 87.23%. 8.62% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.16% and 1.65% of the population, respectively.

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|92.13}}

{{bar percent|Sikhism|darkkhaki|4.99}}

{{bar percent|Islam|green|2.74}}

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===Language===

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|caption = Languages of Una district (2011)

|label1 = Hindi |value1 = 39.51 |color1 = orange

|label2 = Punjabi |value2 = 29.68 |color2 = pink

|label3 = Pahadi |value3 = 23.40 |color3 = coral

|label4 = Haryanvi |value4 = 3.34 |color4 = Indianred

|label5 = Dogri |value5 = 1.01 |color5 = indigo

|label6 = Others |value6 = 3.06 |color6 = grey}}

Local languages are Hindi, Punjabi and Pahari. Punjabi is mostly used in plain areas of Tehsil Ghanari, Haroli Tehsil, Tehsil Una, and parts of Tehsil Amb. In other areas like Tehsil Bangana and Chintpurni (Part of Amb Tehsil) Pahari dialect is spoken.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10205/download/13317/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0200.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

==Politics==

{{transcluded section|source=13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly}}This is the list of current Member of Legislative Assembly from Una district:

• Mount Carmel School, Una{{cite news| title=Mount Carmel Senior Secondary School, Una

|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/mount-carmel-senior-secondary-school-una-569613/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |work=Tribune India |language=hi}}

• St. D.R. Public School, Gagret
• Dashmesh Public School Gurplah Sahib
• DAV Sr Sec Public School, Ambota
• Himalayan Convent, Bhanjal
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Una
• Mount Everest Model High School, Mehatpur{{cite web |title=Schools - Himachal Pradesh |url=https://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/16_l892s/Download%20File%20(4)-17658557.pdf |website=himachal.nic.in |access-date=25 April 2022}}
• PAR Model High School, Dohgi
• Sai Public School
• Saraswati School, Rampur
• Sunrise Public Sr Sec School, Saloh
• Vashist Public School{{cite web |title=Vashist Public School, Behdala, Una: Admission, Fee, Facilities, Affiliation |url=https://school.careers360.com/schools/vashist-public-school-behdala-una |website=school.careers360.com |access-date=1 March 2022 |language=en}}

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una
• Government Degree College, Bangana
• Government Degree College, Daulatpur Chowk
• Government College, Una
• M.P. Government College, Amb
• Sant Baba Dhangu Wale Gujjer Government Degree College, Beetan
• Government Degree College Chintpurni
• HIMCAPES' Institute of Professional Studies
• Indus International University (IIU)
• DDM College of Pharmacy
• Government B.R. Ambedkar Polytechnic College
• Lala Jagat Narayan Himotkarsh Kanya Mahavidyalaya

• Joh, Una
• Dharamshala
• McLeod Ganj
• Kangra
• Hoshiarpur
• Khajjiar
• Jawalamukhi
• Chandigarh
• Pragpur

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• [https://hpuna.nic.in/ Official Link]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125203223/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Una/(%20A%20)%20UNA%20PROFILE.doc Una Profile]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125203325/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Una/(%20B%20)%20UNA%20%20DISTRICT%20%20CULTURAL%20AND%20RELIGIOUS%20HERITAGE.doc Una District Cultural and Religious Heritage]

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{{Geographic location

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|East = Hamirpur district

|Southeast = Bilaspur district

|South = Rupnagar district, Punjab

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|West = Hoshiarpur district, Punjab

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