Kangra District Population, Himachal Pradesh - Census India 2011

Kangra is one of district of Himachal Pradesh in India. There are 21 Tehsils, 3869 villages and 10 towns in Kangra district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kangra district has 338887 households, population of 1510075 of which 750591 are males and 759484 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 164607 which is 10.9% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kangra district is around 1012 compared to 972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Kangra district is 76.33% out of which 80.8% males are literate and 71.92% females are literate. The total area of Kangra is 5739 sq.km with population density of 263 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 94.29% of population lives in Urban area and 5.71% lives in Rural area. There are 21.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.6% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kangra district.

Kangra Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1510075100%
Hindu146114096.76%
Muslim197971.31%
Buddhist145110.96%
Sikh89290.59%
Christian30230.2%
Religion not stated22730.15%
Other religions and persuasions2080.01%
Jain1940.01%

Kangra Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)47.665691.34
Number of households20508318379
Total Population862811423794
Population (%)52.42%50.46%
Male Population45226705365
Female Population41055718429
Sex Ratio9081019
Literacy (%)81.36%76.03%

List of Tehsils in Kangra

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Palampur189276429.294411018
Nurpur176525540.42327960
Dharmsala136536337.67404946
Dera Gopipur120783610.641981063
Jawali112746295.643811013
Kangra97568180.63540983
Baijnath95229296.043221019
Indora81226298.13272924
Nagrota Bagwan7689995.028091005
Shahpur67758244.612771040
Fatehpur62041305.99203995
Jaisinghpur610821913201186
Jawalamukhi43504103.624201053
Khundian38231190.712001055
Jaswan32520181.081801044
Rakkar29503114.492581042
Baroh25789133.991921079
Dhira2211981.192721107
Thural1928757.683341135
Harchakian1384172.191921052
Multhan76129798941

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Kangra Population Facts

Number of Households338887
Population1510075
Male Population750591 (49.71%)
Female Population759484 (50.29%)
Children Population164607
Area5739 km2
Population density/km2263
Sex-ratio1012
Literacy76.33%
Male Literacy80.8%
Female Literacy71.92%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.6%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %21.15%

Map of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh