Home / Places / Districts / Sirmaur district · Census 2011 · code 032
Sirmaur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Himachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 529,855 people
Households 98,208 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.86% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 529,855 472,690 57,165 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 98,208 85,087 13,121 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 69,620 63,387 6,233 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.14% 13.41% 10.9% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 918 920 898 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 928 934 873 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 362,645 316,436 46,209 Literacy rate% 78.8% 77.31% 90.73% Male literacy rate% 85.61% 84.64% 93.35% Female literacy rate% 71.36% 69.33% 87.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 160,745 149,719 11,026 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 11,262 10,915 347 Total workersCensus workers 280,083 260,263 19,820 Work participation rate% 52.86% 55.06% 34.67% Main workersworked at least 6 months 193,906 175,818 18,088 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 86,177 84,445 1,732 Non-workerspeople 249,772 212,427 37,345
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 98,208 households and 529,855 residents. Urban residents made up 10.79% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.21%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.14% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.61% for males and 71.36% for females. Of 280,083 workers, 69.23% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 115,992 66,966 Agricultural labourers 5,953 4,777 Household industry workers 2,677 2,636 Other workers 69,284 11,798
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 800131 28,899 people within this district · Town
Census code 800132 25,183 people within this district · Town
Census code 800130 3,083 people within this district · Town