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 |