District of Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur: 3.8 lakh people, one story

People
3,81,956
Area
1,167 km²
Literacy
84.59%
Sex ratio
981
Top 3 in Himachal PradeshPopulation density: 327 per km². Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshArea: 1,167 km². Rank 11 of 12.See the numbers →Big number3.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 327 to every km².See the numbers →

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BilaspurHimachal Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Bilaspur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Bilaspur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.8 lakh#10/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area1,167 km²#11/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density327 per km²#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 123
Sex ratio981 females per 1000 males#5/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)900 girls per 1000 boys#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 909
Literacy rate84.59%#4/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 82.80
Female literacy77.97%#4/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 75.93
Urban population6.6%#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 10.0

People & society

84.6% can read. 981 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.289.5
Female literacy
78.075.9
Scheduled Castes
25.925.2
Scheduled Tribes
2.85.7
Living in towns
6.610.0

Gender literacy gap: 13.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.4%
  • Muslim 1.8%
  • Sikh 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.1 lakh workers, 53.9% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 61.8%
    • Farm labourers 2.0%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.148.7
      Latrine at home
      34.534.8
      Tap water
      41.345.1
      LPG / PNG
      10.519.4
      Phone
      40.741.4
      Television
      37.337.5
      Bicycle
      3.34.8
      Two-wheeler
      6.97.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.