Bilaspur

The Bilaspur district is situated in Satluj valley in the outer hills and covers area of 1,167 sq. Kms. Its boundaries touch Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and Solan districts. Satluj is the main river which passes through the middle of the district and divides it into almost equal parts.The New Township Bilaspur should be regarded as the first planned hill town of the country.The best months from visiting this place are from September to December.

There are seven hill ranges in the district i.e. Naina Devi, Kot, Jhanjiar, Tiun, Bandala, Bahadurpur and Rattanpur that is why this district is known as Satdhar Kahloor in the princely times. Majority of these constitutes a changar agro-ecological situation of the district.

Area & Population :

As per Census 2001, the area of Bilaspur is 115445 Hectares and population is 3,40735. The density of population is 292 persons per sq. Km against the figure of 93 persons for the whole state and sex ratio is 992 females per 1000 males. There are four towns namely Bilaspur, Ghumarwin, Berthin, Namhol, 136 panchayats and 1044 villages.

Main tourist spot :

Famous Temples :

Mandir Jalapa Mai Sangirathi – 14 kms, Lakshmi Narain Temple – 40 kms, Shri Naina Devi Ji – 58 kms.

Famous Forts :

Bahadurpur Fort (1,980 m) – 40 kms, Tiun Fort – 55 kms, Sarium Fort (1,500 m) – 58 kms.