Himachal Pradesh is one of state in India with population of 6,864,602. There are 12 districts, 117 Tehsils, 20,690 villages and 61 towns in Himachal Pradesh.
As per the Census India 2011, Himachal Pradesh has 1,483,280 households, population of 6,864,602 of which 3,481,873 are males and 3,382,729 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 777,898 which is 11.33% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Himachal Pradesh state is around
972 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh state is 73.42% out of which 79.05% males are literate and 67.61% females are literate. The total area of Himachal Pradesh is 55,673 sq.km with population density of 123 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.97% of population lives in Urban area and 10.03% lives in Rural area. There are 25.19% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.71% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 6,864,602 | 100% |
| Hindu | 6,532,765 | 95.17% |
| Muslim | 149,881 | 2.18% |
| Sikh | 79,896 | 1.16% |
| Buddhist | 78,659 | 1.15% |
| Christian | 12,646 | 0.18% |
| Religion not stated | 8,094 | 0.12% |
| Jain | 1,805 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 856 | 0.01% |
Himachal Pradesh Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 271 | 55,402 |
| Number of households | 170,770 | 1,312,510 |
| Total Population | 688,552 | 6,176,050 |
| Population (%) | 53.96% | 49.64% |
| Male Population | 371,528 | 3,110,345 |
| Female Population | 317,024 | 3,065,705 |
| Sex Ratio | 853 | 986 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.49% | 72.4% |
List of Districts in Himachal Pradesh
Check out complete list of all districts in Himachal Pradesh
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kangra | 1,510,075 | 5,739 | 263 | 1012 |
| Mandi | 999,777 | 3,950 | 253 | 1007 |
| Shimla | 814,010 | 5,131 | 159 | 915 |
| Solan | 580,320 | 1,936 | 300 | 880 |
| Sirmaur | 529,855 | 2,825 | 188 | 918 |
| Una | 521,173 | 1,540 | 338 | 976 |
| Chamba | 519,080 | 6,522 | 80 | 986 |
| Hamirpur | 454,768 | 1,118 | 407 | 1095 |
| Kullu | 437,903 | 5,503 | 80 | 942 |
| Bilaspur | 381,956 | 1,167 | 327 | 981 |
| Kinnaur | 84,121 | 6,401 | 13 | 819 |
| Lahul & Spiti | 31,564 | 13,841 | 2 | 903 |
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