Dharmsala City Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Dharmsala (MCI) is a City and Muncipal Council located in Dharmsala Tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. Dharmsala city has 7,806 housholds and town is divided into 14 wards. Dharmsala city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Dharmsala city has population of 30,764 of which 16,241 are males and 14,523 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 2,623 which is 8.53% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Dharmsala city is around 894 compared to 972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Dharmsala city is 79.36% out of which 82.24% males are literate and 76.13% females are literate. There are 14.72% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dharmsala city.

Dharmsala Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total30,764100%
Hindu21,28169.18%
Buddhist8,52227.7%
Sikh3941.28%
Muslim3711.21%
Christian1470.48%
Religion not stated370.12%
Jain120.04%
Other religions and persuasions00%

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Dharmsala Population Facts

Number of Households7,806
Population30,764
Male Population16,241 (52.79%)
Female Population14,523 (47.21%)
Children Population2,623
Sex-ratio894
Literacy79.36%
Male Literacy82.24%
Female Literacy76.13%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %9.1%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.72%

Map of Dharmsala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh