Himachal Pradesh Census 2011: Demographic, District & City Data

Quick Overview of Himachal Pradesh Census 2011–2025

Population (2025 estimate): 75.26–78.54 lakh (7,526,287–7,854,000) [2026 est.: 75,57,132]
Population (2011): 68.65 lakh (6,864,602)
Projected 2036: 77.55 lakh
Sex Ratio (2011): 972 females/1000 males (urban: 854, rural: 986)
Literacy Rate: 82.8% (male: 89.53%, female: 75.93%)
Urban Population: 6,88,552 (10.03%)
Rural Population: 61,76,050 (89.97%)
SC Population (2011): 17,29,252 (25.19%)
ST Population (2011): 3,92,126 (5.71%)
Households (2011): 14,83,280
Density: 123 per sq.km
Area: 55,673 sq.km

Census Year	Population (Lakhs)	Variation	% Variation	Male	Female
1901	19.20	–	–	10.19	9.01
1911	18.97	-0.23	-1.22%	10.04	8.93
1921	19.28	+0.31	+1.65%	10.20	9.08
1971	34.60	+6.48	23.04%	17.67	16.93
1981	42.81	+8.20	23.71%	21.70	21.11
2011	68.65	+7.87	12.94%	34.82	33.83

Religion	2011 Census	%	2025 Estimate
Hindu	65,32,765	95.17%	71,40,312
Muslim	1,49,881	2.18%	1,63,820
Sikh	79,896	1.16%	87,326
Buddhist	78,659	1.15%	85,974
Christian	12,646	0.18%	13,822
Jain	1,805	0.03%	1,973
Not Stated	8,094	0.12%	8,847
Others	856	0.01%	936

Category	Total	Males	Females	% of State	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Castes	17,29,252	8,76,300	8,52,952	25.19%	974
Scheduled Tribe	3,92,126	1,96,118	1,96,008	5.71%	1000
Slum Population	61,312	32,555	28,757	0.89%	884

Category	Avg Literacy (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)
Total Population	82.8	89.53	75.93
Urban Area	91.10	93.42	88.37
Rural Area	81.85	89.05	74.62
Hindu	83.11	89.87	76.24
Muslim	67.52	75.37	58.17
Sikh	87.78	92.54	82.69
Buddhist	79.24	86.03	72.13

Total Workers	Males	Females	% of State
35,59,422	20,43,373	15,16,049	51.85%

S.No.	District Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1.	Bilaspur	381,956	417,478
2.	Chamba	519,080	567,354
3.	Hamirpur	454,768	497,061
4.	Kangra	1,510,075	1,650,512
5.	Kinnaur	84,121	91,944
6.	Kullu	437,903	478,628
7.	Lahaul and Spiti	31,564	34,499
8.	Mandi	999,777	1,092,756
9.	Shimla	814,010	889,713
10.	Sirmaur	529,855	579,132
11.	Solan	580,320	634,290
12.	Una	521,173	569,642

S.No.	City Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1.	Shimla	169,578	185,349