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Demography

Area Total Population` No. of Blocks No. of Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils No. of Villages No. of Municipal Corporation No. of Gram Panchyats No. of Municipalities No. of Nagar Panchyat
5739 Sq.Km. 15,10075 15 39 3906 2 814 6 3

Population Comparison

Description 2011 2001
Actual Population 1,510,075 1,339,030
Male 750,591 661,254
Female 759,484 677,776
Population Growth 12.77% 14.05%
Area Sq. Km 5,739 5,739
Density/km2 263 233
Proportion to Himachal Pradesh Population 22.00% 22.03%
Sex Ratio (Per 1000) 1012 1025
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) 876 836
Average Literacy 85.67 80.08
Male Literacy 91.49 87.54
Female Literacy 80.02 73.01
Total Child Population (0-6 Age) 164,607 164,566
Male Population (0-6 Age) 87,741 89,635
Female Population (0-6 Age) 76,866 74,931
Literates 1,152,640 940,505
Male Literates 606,443 500,383
Female Literates 546,197 440,122
Child Proportion (0-6 Age) 10.90% 12.29%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) 11.69% 13.56%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) 10.12% 11.06%

 Urban Areas Population

Source:- Census of India 2011

Description Rural Urban
Population (%) 94.29 % 5.71%
Total Population 1,420,864 86,359
Male Population 703,276 45,283
Female Population 717,588 41,076
Sex Ratio 1020 907
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) 875 840
Child Population (0-6) 153,161 7,704
Male Child(0-6) 81,700 4,188
Female Child(0-6) 71,461 3,516
Child Percentage (0-6) 10.78 % 8.92 %
Male Child Percentage 11.62 % 9.25%
Female Literacy Child Percentage 9.96 % 8.56 %
Literates 1,097,080 67,381
Male Literates 576,989 36,292
Female Literates 36,292 31,089
Average Literacy 86.54 % 85.67 %
Male Literates 92.83 % 88.31 %
Female Literates 80.49 % 82.77 %