District of Himachal Pradesh

Sirmaur: 5.3 lakh people, one story

People
5,29,855
Area
2,825 km²
Literacy
78.80%
Sex ratio
918
#1 in Himachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 30.3 % of people. Rank 1 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshHousehold industry workers: 1.9 % of workers. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshUrban population: 10.8%. Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Big number5.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 188 to every km².See the numbers →

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SirmaurHimachal Pradesh

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

Sirmaur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.3 lakh#5/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area2,825 km²#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density188 per km²#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 123
Sex ratio918 females per 1000 males#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)928 girls per 1000 boys#5/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 909
Literacy rate78.80%#10/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 82.80
Female literacy71.36%#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 75.93
Urban population10.8%#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 10.0

People & society

78.8% can read. 918 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.689.5
Female literacy
71.475.9
Scheduled Castes
30.325.2
Scheduled Tribes
2.15.7
Living in towns
10.810.0

Gender literacy gap: 14.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.0%
  • Muslim 6.3%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 2.9%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.8 lakh workers, 52.9% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 65.3%
    • Farm labourers 3.8%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      47.648.7
      Latrine at home
      31.434.8
      Tap water
      39.345.1
      LPG / PNG
      15.019.4
      Phone
      39.241.4
      Television
      30.737.5
      Bicycle
      8.74.8
      Two-wheeler
      9.17.8

      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.