The data
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Chief ministers
Who has run Himachal, and for how long. Scroll from 1952 to today.
Scroll the yearsRain shadow atlas
Same state, very different rain. Drag a cloud from Dharamshala to Spiti.
Drag the cloudOne Drop
Follow one drop of snow from a ridge near Kunzum La down the Spiti and Sutlej to Nangal, 480 km.
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The 12 districts, their headquarters, size and population on one map. Tap a district.
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Explainers
AS OF 9 Oct 2026
Himachal apple production 2026: the apple that is shrinking
In July, Himachal's Director of Horticulture estimated the 2026 apple crop at 4.36 lakh tonnes, against 6.99 lakh tonnes in 2025. The reporting calls it a fall of about 40%; our own arithmetic gives about 38%. A later estimate, reported on 1 October, puts the whole season at 3.5 to 3.75 lakh tonnes. Early market numbers show a similar fall: about 1.15 crore boxes had reached markets by 1 October, against 2.18 crore last year, a fall reported as 48%.
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Himachal debt 2026: how much the state owes
At the end of March 2025, Himachal's total liabilities were Rs 1,04,410.57 crore, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General's audit. On CAG's own debt measure the debt is 44% of the state's yearly economic output (GSDP), and in the RBI's table the share has stayed between 43% and 45% since 2021. The 2026-27 budget plans for it to ease to 40.5%.
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Where each rupee goes
In the 2026-27 budget, 88% of Himachal's revenue receipts (Rs 35,641 crore) are already committed to salaries, pensions and interest.
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