About Sirmaur District

Sirmaur is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sirmaur was 529,855 with a growth rate of 15.54%. Sirmaur covers 2,825 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Sirmaur's population is 918 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 928 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Sirmaur, Urban/Rural population of Sirmaur, Literacy data of Sirmaur and Religion wise data of Sirmaur. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Sirmaur,Himachal Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Sirmaur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 529,855 Growth (%) 15.54
Male Population 276,289 Sex Ratio 918
Female Population 253,566 Child Sex Ratio 928
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,825

Sirmaur has a total population of 529,855 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 276,289 while the female population 253,566. The state area is 2,825 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Sirmaur has sex ratio of 918 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 928. Sirmaur makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Sirmaur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 57,165 Rural Population 472,690
Urban Population (%) 10.79 Rural Population (%) 89.21
Urban male Population 30,114 Rural Male Population 246,175
Urban Female Population 27,051 Rural Female Population 226,515
Urban Sex Ratio 898 Rural Sex Ratio 920

Sirmaur urban population is 57,165 (10.79% of the total), while the rural population is 472,690 (89.21% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 30,114 are males, and 27,051 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 898 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 246,175 are males and 226,515 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 920 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Sirmaur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 362,645 Literacy (%) 78.80
Male Literate 205,617 Male Literacy (%) 85.61
Female Literate 157,028 Female Literacy (%) 71.36
Urban Literate 46,209 Rural Literate 316,436
Urban Male Literates 25,006 Urban Male Literacy (%) 93.35
Rural Male Literates 180,611 Rural Male Literacy (%) 84.64
Urban Female Literates 21,203 Urban Female Literacy (%) 87.82
Rural Female Literates 135,825 Rural Female Literacy (%) 69.33

The literacy data of Sirmaur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 78.80% with 362,645 literate individuals. Male literacy is 85.61% while female literacy is lower at 71.36% among them, 205,617 males and 157,028 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 46,209 people being literate, with men at 93.35% and female at 87.82%, compared to rural areas whereas 316,436 people are literate, with male at 84.64% and female at 69.33%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Sirmaur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 476,830 Hindu (%) 89.99
Muslim 33,215 Muslim (%) 6.27
Sikh 15,501 Sikh (%) 2.93
Christian 577 Christian (%) 0.11
Jain 236 Jain (%) 0.04
Buddhist 2,645 Buddhist (%) 0.50
Other 86 Other (%) 0.02
Not Avaiable 765 Not Avaiable (%) 0.14

Sirmaur population is mostly hindu (89.99%) with a total 476,830 people. Muslim(6.27%) with a total 33,215 people. Sikh are (2.93%) with a total 15,501 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.11% with 577 people). Jain (0.04% with 236 people) Buddhist (0.50% with 2,645 people) and Other (0.02% with 86 people). Around (0.14% with 765 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Sirmaur

10

Dadahu

Area: 132 Km2

Population

17,403

Male

8,870%

Females

8,533

Kamrau

Area: 164 Km2

Population

37,066

Male

19,400%

Females

17,666

Nahan

Area: 298 Km2

Population

84,149

Male

44,077%

Females

40,072

Nohra

Area: 182 Km2

Population

23,022

Male

11,730%

Females

11,292

Pachhad

Area: 394 Km2

Population

53,800

Male

27,912%

Females

25,888

Paonta Sahib

Area: 737 Km2

Population

157,799

Male

83,015%

Females

74,784

Rajgarh

Area: 379 Km2

Population

48,999

Male

25,223%

Females

23,776

Renuka

Area: 297 Km2

Population

47,388

Male

24,221%

Females

23,167

Ronhat

Area: 116 Km2

Population

23,324

Male

12,438%

Females

10,886

Shalai

Area: 127 Km2

Population

36,905

Male

19,403%

Females

17,502