Sirmour District Himachal Pradesh | Nahan Sirmour Himachal Pradesh
Sirmaur district is a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The district Sirmaur is situated on the Shivalik range of Himalayas. The district shares its borders with Uttarakhand, Shimla, Haryana and Solan. Like other places in Himachal Pradesh, it also has beautiful landscape, climate and mythological temples which are the center of attraction for the tourists. It is largely mountainous and rural, with 90% of the population living in villages. Nahan is the headquarters of the Sahar district. Sirmour was an independent kingdom in India, founded in about 1090 by Raja Rasalu of Jaisalmer. The total area of the district is 2,825 km sq. The Giri River is the largest river in the district. The economy of the district is mainly based on agriculture, with potatoes, ginger, tomatoes, apples, mangoes and peaches cultivated here. As of 2011 India census, Sirmour district had a population of 5,29,855. Sirmaur jile has a sex ratio of 915 females for every 1000 males, and a l...