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Solan population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 39,256 people
Households 9,803 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.84% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 39,256 21,182 18,074 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,524 1,869 1,655 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 33,239 18,156 15,083 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.02% 94.01% 91.86% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,690 3,531 3,159 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 448 222 226 Total workersCensus workers 15,640 12,147 3,493 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.84% 57.35% 19.33% Main workersworked at least 6 months 14,594 11,582 3,012 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,046 565 481 Non-workerspeople 23,616 9,035 14,581
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 9,803 households and 39,256 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.98% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.01% for males and 91.86% for females. Of 15,640 workers, 93.31% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 132 45 Agricultural labourers 65 18 Household industry workers 425 47 Other workers 13,972 936
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Solan (M Cl) 031 00165 39,256
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.