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Una is a district of Himachal Pradesh which lies in its south western part. On the 1st September,1972 the Himachal Pradesh Govt. reorganised the then Kangra district into three districts namely Una, Hamirpur and Kangra.The famous places of Una are ‘Chintpurni’ Goddess temple, Dera Baba Barbhag Singh, Dera Baba Rudru, Joggi Panga, Dharamshala Mahanta, Dhunsar Mahadev Temple Talmehra, Shivbari Temple Gagret and Mini Secretariat. Una district is well developed in the industrial sector due to close proximity to Punjab. Mehatpur, Gagret, Tahliwal & Amb are main industrial centres of Una. On 11th January 1991, Una has been provided with railway line by laying 14 Kms broad gauge track from Nangal(Punjab) to Una. Punjabi, Hindi, Pahari are common languages spoken. In winter, climate is cool, woolen clothes required. In summer, climate is hot, cotton clothes required. From July to September, it is rainy & humid.
History : The present Una district until 1st Nov., 1966 was one of the tehsil of the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. Consequent upon reorganization of Punjab all the hill areas including Una tehsil was transferred to Himachal Pradesh. Eversince, until September, 1972 it continued to remain as tehsil of the then Kangra district. On the 1st September,1972 the Himachal Pradesh Govt. reorganised the then Kangra district into three districts namely Una, Hamirpur and Kangra. Una district consists of two Sub-Divisions(Una and Amb), three Tehsils(Bangana, Amb and Una) and two Sub-Tehsils(Haroli and Bharwain) and is having five Development Blocks(Una, Bangana, Gagret, Amb and Haroli).
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People People of Una speak Hindi, Punjabi and Pahari as common languages. On the border areas with Punjab, Punjabi is mostly the spoken language. The dress of folks is Kurta-Pajama for men and Salwar-Kameej for the women.
According to 2001 census, total population of Una is: 447,967. There are 997 females per 1000 males. Literacy rate is at 81.09%. Total area of district is 1549 Sq. Kilometers. There is an excellent village called Amlehar it has babarudranand lord shiva temple, it has tributeries full running of water, it is situated in hill and agricultural land is also there and is fed with water body , it has rich jungle,village is full of all utilities such road,telephone,school,electricity, full literacry record. people live there are jaswal hail from maharaja ranjit singh time.this village was established by three brothers migrated from hoshiarpur mangoal village.it has five freedom fighters one of them is late dafedar kali ram.It is rich in all type of resourses basically man machine money etc. People are very desent lovable.
Economy : The people of Una mainly earn their livelihood through Agriculture.
The District of Una has many elementary schools and secondary schools. There are also colleges for graduate/post-graduate courses. Govt. College Una, National College, Amb and DAV college, Daulatpur are main colleges for Bachelor courses.
Transpot: Una district can be reached by a variety of transports from New Delhi. It is located about 375 KM north of New Delhi and 120 KM from Chandigarh. The city of Una is also connected by train from New Delhi. village amlehar has higher secondary school saunkali
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