District of Himachal Pradesh

Kangra: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,10,075
Area
5,739 km²
Literacy
85.67%
Sex ratio
1,012
#1 in Himachal PradeshHousehold industry workers: 2.3 % of workers. Rank 1 of 12 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Himachal PradeshPopulation: 15,10,075. Rank 1 of 12 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Himachal PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 52.6 % of households. Rank 1 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshSex ratio: 1,012 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →

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KangraHimachal Pradesh

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

Kangra in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#1/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area5,739 km²#4/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density263 per km²#5/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 123
Sex ratio1,012 females per 1000 males#2/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)876 girls per 1000 boys#11/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 909
Literacy rate85.67%#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 82.80
Female literacy80.02%#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 75.93
Urban population5.7%#10/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 10.0

People & society

85.7% can read. 1,012 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.589.5
Female literacy
80.075.9
Scheduled Castes
21.225.2
Scheduled Tribes
5.65.7
Living in towns
5.710.0

Gender literacy gap: 11.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.8%
  • Muslim 1.3%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.6%
  • Buddhist 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    53 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 44.7% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 44.9%
    • Farm labourers 8.1%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 44.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 53% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      52.648.7
      Latrine at home
      35.134.8
      Tap water
      48.045.1
      LPG / PNG
      23.619.4
      Phone
      43.741.4
      Television
      43.537.5
      Bicycle
      6.14.8
      Two-wheeler
      11.07.8

      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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