Himachal State Profile
Source :- Department of Information and Public Relations.
Area | 55673 km2 |
Total population | 6,864,602 |
Males | 3,481,873 |
Females | 3,382,729 |
Population density | 123 |
Sex ratio | 972 |
Rural population | 6,176,050 |
Urban population | 688,552 |
Scheduled Caste population | 1,729,252 |
Scheduled Tribe population | 392,126 |
Literacy rate | 83.78% |
Male literacy | 90.83% |
Female literacy | 76.60% |
Districts | 12 |
Sub-divisions | 55 |
Tehsils | 82 |
Sub-tehsils | 35 |
Developmental blocks | 77 |
Towns | 59 |
Panchayats | 3,243 |
Panchayat smities | 77 |
Zila parishad | 12 |
Urban local bodies | 49 |
Nagar nigams | 1 |
Nagar parishads | 25 |
Nagar panchayats | 23 |
Census villages | 20,690 |
Inhabited villages | 17,495 |
Health institutions | 3,866 |
Educational institutions | 17,000 |
Motorable roads | 33,722 km |
National highways | 8 |
Identified hydroelectric potential | 23,000.43 MW in five rivers basins i.e. (Yamuna, Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Himurja) |
Potential harnessed | 9,000 MW (approximate) |
Food grain production | 1579,000 tonnes |
Vegetable production | 900,000 tonnes |
Fruit production | 1,027,000 tonnes |
Per capita income | 104,943 (2014–15 expected) |
Social Security pensions | 237,250 persons, annual expenditure: over 600 million |
Investment in industrial areas | 273.80 billion, employment opportunities: Over 337,391 |
Employment generated in government sector | 80,000 |