Solan is one of district of Himachal Pradesh in India. There are 9 Tehsils, 2,544 villages and 9 towns in Solan district.
As per the Census India 2011, Solan district has 122,425 households, population of 580,320 of which 308,754 are males and 271,566 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 68,137 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 1,936 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 580,320 | 100% |
| Hindu | 548,579 | 94.53% |
| Muslim | 14,678 | 2.53% |
| Sikh | 13,926 | 2.4% |
| Christian | 1,452 | 0.25% |
| Jain | 591 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 574 | 0.1% |
| Religion not stated | 410 | 0.07% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 110 | 0.02% |
Solan 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) | 33 | 1,903 |
| Number of households | 25,915 | 96,510 |
| Total Population | 102,147 | 478,173 |
| Population (%) | 57.78% | 47.77% |
| Male Population | 59,018 | 249,736 |
| Female Population | 43,129 | 228,437 |
| Sex Ratio | 731 | 915 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.77% | 72.37% |
List of Tehsils in Solan
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