District Profile · Himachal Pradesh
Bilaspur
- Bilaspur
- Headquarters
- 381,956
- Population
- 1,167 km²
- Area
Reshaped entirely by the Bhakra Dam: the centuries-old former capital of the princely state of Kahlur, with roughly 99 temples, was permanently submerged under the Gobind Sagar reservoir in 1961, and the town rebuilt on higher ground. Now tied to hydropower and reservoir-based fisheries and tourism.