Demographic Profile

The Demographic Profile data for Himachal Pradesh according to the 2001 census:

Area  55,673 sq. kms. 
Districts  12 
Tehsil  75 
Sub-Tehsil  34 
Blocks  75 
SubDivision  51 
Nagar Panchayats  28 
Gram Panchayats  3243 
Inhabited Villages  17,495 
Villages  20,188 
Population  6,077,900 
Males  3,087,940 
Females  2,989,960 
Females per 1000 Males  968 
Rural Population  5,482,319 (90%) 
Urban Population  5,95,581 (10%) 
SC Population  1,502,170 (24.71%) 
ST Population  244,587 (4.02%) 
Density of Population  109 Persons Sq.Km. 
Growth Rate   17.53% 
Death Rate   7.5% 
Birth Rate   20.07% 
Literacy Rate  76.5% 
Male Literacy Rate  85.3% 
Female Literacy Rate  67.4% 
Gernder Gap in Literacy  17.9% 
Members of PRIs  19,411 
Men General  8,019 
Women General  5,125 
SC Female  1,961 
SC Male  3,320 
ST Female  382 
ST Male  604