Solan District Population, Himachal Pradesh - Census India 2011

Solan is one of district of Himachal Pradesh in India. There are 9 Tehsils, 2544 villages and 9 towns in Solan district.

As per the Census India 2011, Solan district has 122425 households, population of 580320 of which 308754 are males and 271566 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 68137 which is 11.74% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Solan district is around 880 compared to 972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Solan district is 73.85% out of which 79.15% males are literate and 67.83% females are literate. The total area of Solan is 1936 sq.km with population density of 300 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 82.4% of population lives in Urban area and 17.6% lives in Rural area. There are 28.35% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.42% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Solan district.

Solan Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total580320100%
Hindu54857994.53%
Muslim146782.53%
Sikh139262.4%
Christian14520.25%
Jain5910.1%
Buddhist5740.1%
Religion not stated4100.07%
Other religions and persuasions1100.02%

Solan Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)33.371902.63
Number of households2591596510
Total Population102147478173
Population (%)57.78%47.77%
Male Population59018249736
Female Population43129228437
Sex Ratio731915
Literacy (%)80.77%72.37%

List of Tehsils in Solan

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Solan116598260.85447900
Nalagarh114211348328891
Baddi90942231.50393739
Kasauli67264168.03400806
Arki56908230.192471006
Kandaghat40529230.27176934
Darlaghat36763157.22234922
Ramshahr32594188.79173963
Krishangarh24511121.17202977

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Solan Population Facts

Number of Households122425
Population580320
Male Population308754 (53.2%)
Female Population271566 (46.8%)
Children Population68137
Area1936 km2
Population density/km2300
Sex-ratio880
Literacy73.85%
Male Literacy79.15%
Female Literacy67.83%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %4.42%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %28.35%

Map of Solan, Himachal Pradesh