As per details from Census 2011, Himachal Pradesh has population of 68.65 Lakhs, an increase from figure of 60.78 Lakh in 2001 census. Total population of Himachal Pradesh as per 2011 census is 6,864,602 of which male and female are 3,481,873 and 3,382,729 respectively. In 2001, total population was 6,077,900 in which males were 3,087,940 while females were 2,989,960.
Sex Ratio in Himachal Pradesh is 972 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 968 per 1000 males in Himachal Pradesh
The total population growth in this decade was 12.94 percent while in previous decade it was 17.53 percent. The population of Himachal Pradesh forms 0.57 percent of India
Literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh has seen upward trend and is 82.80 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 89.53 percent while female literacy is at 75.93 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh stood at 76.48 percent of which male and female were 85.35 percent and 67.42 percent literate respectively.
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Himachal Pradesh Table Data
Description
2011
2001
Approximate Population
68.65 Lakhs
60.78 Lakh
Male
3,481,873
3,087,940
Female
3,382,729
2,989,960
Population Growth
12.94%
17.53%
Percantage of total Population
0.57%
0.59%
Sex Ratio
972
968
Child Sex Ratio
909
896
Density/km2
123
109
Area(Km2)
55,673
55,673
Literacy
82.80 %
76.48 %
Male Literacy
89.53 %
85.35 %
Female Literacy
75.93 %
67.42 %
Total Literate
5,039,736
4,041,621
Rural-Urban Divide
Out of total population of Himachal Pradesh, 10.03% people live in urban regions. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 10.03 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Himachal Pradesh was 853 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 881 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Himachal Pradesh were 65,076. Of total population in urban region, 9.45 % were children (0-6).
Average Literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh for Urban regions was 91.10 percent in which males were 93.42% literate while female literacy stood at 74.25%.
Of the total population of Himachal Pradesh state, around 89.97 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In rural regions of Himachal Pradesh state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 986 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 912 girls per 1000 boys.
Religious Data
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Himachal Pradesh with 95.17 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in state of Himachal Pradesh with approximately 2.18 % following it. In Himachal Pradesh state, Christinity is followed by 0.18 %, Jainism by 0.03 %, Sikhism by 1.16 % and Buddhism by 1.16 %. Around 0.01 % stated ‘Other Religion’, approximately 0.12 % stated ‘No Particular Religion’.
Description
Percentage
Hindu
95.17 %
Muslim
2.18 %
Sikh
1.16 %
Buddhist
1.15 %
Christian
0.18 %
District wise analysis
Top 5 in population
Kangra >mandi> shimla> solan> sirmaur
Top 5 in population growth
Una> solan> sirmaur> kullu> kangra
Top 5 in literacy
Hamirpur >una> kangra >bilaspur> solan
Top 5 in sex ratio
Hamirpur >kangra> mandi>chamba> bilaspur
Top 5 in Child sex ratio
Lahul and Spiti> kinnaur> kullu> chamba> sirmaur
Distt with least population- Lahul and Spiti
Distt with least Sex ratio- Kinnaur
Distt with least literacy rate- Chamba
Distt with least child sex ratio- Una
Lahaul-Spiti Recorded a decline in the population growth rate.
#
District
Population
Increase
Sex Ratio
Literacy
Density
1
Kangra
1,510,075
12.77 %
1012
85.67 %
263
2
Mandi
999,777
10.92 %
1007
81.53 %
253
3
Shimla
814,010
12.67 %
915
83.64 %
159
4
Solan
580,320
15.93 %
880
83.68 %
300
5
Sirmaur
529,855
15.54 %
918
78.80 %
188
6
Una
521,173
16.26 %
976
86.53 %
338
7
Chamba
519,080
12.63 %
986
72.17 %
80
8
Hamirpur
454,768
10.19 %
1095
88.15 %
407
9
Kullu
437,903
14.76 %
942
79.40 %
80
10
Bilaspur
381,956
12.05 %
981
84.59 %
327
11
Kinnaur
84,121
7.39 %
819
80.00 %
13
12
Lahul and Spiti
31,564
-5.00 %
903
76.81 %
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