District of Himachal Pradesh

Chamba: 5.2 lakh people, one story

People
5,19,080
Area
6,522 km²
Literacy
72.17%
Sex ratio
986
Top 3 in Himachal PradeshArea: 6,522 km². Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshLiteracy rate: 72.17%. Rank 12 of 12.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshFemale literacy: 61.67%. Rank 12 of 12.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 26.1 % of people. Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →

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ChambaHimachal Pradesh

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

Chamba in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.2 lakh#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area6,522 km²#2/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density80 per km²#9/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 123
Sex ratio986 females per 1000 males#4/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#4/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 909
Literacy rate72.17%#12/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 82.80
Female literacy61.67%#12/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 75.93
Urban population7.0%#6/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 10.0

People & society

72.2% can read. 986 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.689.5
Female literacy
61.775.9
Scheduled Castes
21.525.2
Scheduled Tribes
26.15.7
Living in towns
7.010.0

Gender literacy gap: 20.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.4%
  • Muslim 6.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 56.6% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 66.9%
    • Farm labourers 3.1%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.5%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.048.7
      Latrine at home
      26.234.8
      Tap water
      48.245.1
      LPG / PNG
      10.719.4
      Phone
      37.041.4
      Television
      31.137.5
      Bicycle
      0.84.8
      Two-wheeler
      4.47.8

      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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