History of Bilaspur

Bilaspur was the capital of a state founded in the 7th century. In earlier times Bilaspur was called the capital of Kahlur. In 1663 Bilaspur is known as town. In the time's of British, Bilaspur was called the state of India, but after the British time it came under the authority of the British province of Punjab. Bilaspur situated in the medium of the Himachal Pradesh, in Satluj valley and its height is 670 meters from sea. Bilaspur covered the 1167 sq. kms area. Raja Dip Chand was the Lord King of the Bilaspur in earlier times. In 1932 Bilaspur were created the Punjab States Agency. After independence HH Raja Sir Anand Chand, to request the government of India to accept the state of India became. In 1/July/ 1954 Bilaspur state declared the district of Himachal Pradesh. In1954 Satluj River dammed created anew lake (Govind Sager) and created anew town of Bilaspur. Una, Hamirpur, Solan, Mandi are district which have touch the boundaries of Bilaspur district.

General Feature of the District

Bilaspur district is situated in the Sub-mountain and low hills sub-tropical zone of Himachal Pradesh. The district lies between 31° 12’ 30” and 31° 35’ 45” north latitude and between 76°23’45” and 76°55’40” east longitude in the outer hills of the Himalayas next to the Punjab plains and forms a part of the basin the river Sutluj which flows across it for about 90 km. It is bounded on the north by Mandi and Hamirpur district on the west by Hamirpur and Una district on its south lies Solan district. It is encircled in the east and north-east by Solan and Mandi district. Maximum length of the district from east to west is about 51 km and maximum width from north to south is about 43 km. The district is mostly hilly and elevation of the lowest point is about 290m and that of the highest is about 1980m.
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.
There are three blocks in the district viz. Bilaspur Sadar, Ghumarwin and Jhanduta. District has two sub division viz. Ghumarwin, Sadar and three tehsils and one sub-tehsil. There are two National high ways passing through the district (Chandigarh-Manali, Kangra - Shimla via Jhukhala).

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.

Climate

Temperature: Another point of interest for any person visiting Bilaspur would be the weather conditions in this part of the country. The climate of the district is temperate to sub-tropical. The summers are invariably hot, temperature rising to 42 deg C at some places and it falls down to 30 deg C soon after monsoons. For about three months in winter a thick mist surround the Satluj. Winters start around October and reach a peak in December-January when the chill can go up to 0 deg C.
Rainfall : Annual rain fall for the last ten years varied from 1121.9-1798.4 mm with a average of 1478.8 mm. Bulk of rainfall is received in the rainy season i.e. June to August which is about 70% of total.

Relative Humidity: During July and August relative humidity was maximum in the district, which favours the infestation of insect-pests and diseases in different crops.

The best months from visiting this place are from September to December.