Chamba is one of district of Himachal Pradesh in India. There are 10 Tehsils, 1591 villages and 5 towns in Chamba district.
As per the Census India 2011, Chamba district has 102460 households, population of 519080 of which 261320 are males and 257760 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 70359 which is 13.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Chamba district is around
986 compared to
972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Chamba district is 62.39% out of which 71.2% males are literate and 53.45% females are literate. The total area of Chamba is 6522 sq.km with population density of 80 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 93.04% of population lives in Urban area and 6.96% lives in Rural area. There are 21.52% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 26.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chamba district.
Chamba Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 519080 | 100% |
| Hindu | 479782 | 92.43% |
| Muslim | 32455 | 6.25% |
| Sikh | 2745 | 0.53% |
| Buddhist | 1740 | 0.34% |
| Christian | 1559 | 0.3% |
| Religion not stated | 728 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 57 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 14 | 0% |
Chamba 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) | 20.74 | 6501.26 |
| Number of households | 7864 | 94596 |
| Total Population | 36108 | 482972 |
| Population (%) | 53.61% | 49.9% |
| Male Population | 19357 | 241963 |
| Female Population | 16751 | 241009 |
| Sex Ratio | 865 | 996 |
| Literacy (%) | 83.52% | 60.81% |
List of Tehsils in Chamba
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