HIMACHAL PRADESH CENSUS 2011

 

CENSUS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH- 2011

> POPULATION OF HP-

Total population of Himachal Pradesh as per 2011 census is  68,64,602 

Male  Population - 34,81,873     and     Female Population - 33,82,729

HIGHEST - KANGRA (15,10,075 )         LOWEST - LAHAUL SPITI (31,564 )

> DECADAL GROWTH RATE (2001-2011) - 12.94%

 HIGHEST - UNA ( +16.26 %)                  LOWEST - LAHAUL SPITI (- 5.00 %)

> POPULATION DENSITY-

Density-123 persons per sq.km. (2001 census - 109 )
Highest population density in - Hamirpur (406 persons/sq.km)
Lowest population density in - Lahaul & Spiti.(2 persons/sq.km)

HIGHEST - HAMIRPUR ( 407 )               LOWEST - LAHAUL SPITI ( 2 )

> LITERACY RATE-

Literacy Rate- 82.80 %                   (2001 - 75.5% , increase of 6.3%)

Male literacy rate- 89.53 %             (2001 - 83.35, increase of 5%)

Female literacy rate- 75.93 %          (2001 - 67.43, increase of 8%)

Gender Gap in Literacy- 13.6 %       (2001 - 17.9%)

HIGHEST - HAMIRPUR (88.15 %)      LOWEST - CHAMBA (72.17 %)

> SEX RATIO-

Sex Ratio- 972                       (2001 census - 968)
Child Sex Ratio- 909             (2001 census  - 896)

HIGHEST - HAMIRPUR ( 1095 )                 LOWEST - KINNAUR (819)

> Himachal Pradesh Urban & Rural Population 2011-

Only 10.03% people live in Urban Area & 89.97% live in the Rural Areas.

> SC POPULATION-

25.2% OF TOTAL POPULATION

HIGHEST - KANGRA ( 2,79,540 )       LOWEST -  LAHAUL SPITI ( 2,605 )

PERCENTAGE WISE :

HIGHEST - SIRMOUR ( 29.61 )            LOWEST - LAHAUL SPITI ( 7.84 % )

> ST POPULATION -

5.71 % OF TOTAL POPULATION

HIGHEST - CHAMBA ( 1,17,569 )      LOWEST - UNA (51)

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