Hamirpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Hamirpur is a Municipal Council city situated in Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. The Hamirpur city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,350 families residing in the Hamirpur city. The total population of Hamirpur is 17,604 out of which 9,056 are males and 8,548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hamirpur is 944.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Hamirpur city is 1606 which is 9% of the total population. There are 838 male children and 768 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hamirpur is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hamirpur is 93%. Thus Hamirpur has a higher literacy rate compared to 88.2% of Hamirpur district. The male literacy rate is 94.95% and the female literacy rate is 90.96% in Hamirpur.

Population
17,604
Literacy
93%
Sex Ratio
944

Hamirpur Municipal Council has total administration over 4,350 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hamirpur Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hamirpur Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,606 838 768
Literacy 93% 86.2% 82.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,868 1,462 1,406
Scheduled Tribe 145 66 79
Illiterate 2,724 1,253 1,471

Caste-wise Population - Hamirpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Hamirpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,868 1,462 1,406
Schedule Tribe 145 66 79

Religion-wise Population - Hamirpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hamirpur is 17,190 which is 97.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hamirpur is 273 which is 1.55% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Hamirpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,190 (97.65%) 8,785 8,405
Muslim 273 (1.55%) 205 68
Christian 17 (0.1%) 7 10
Sikh 49 (0.28%) 26 23
Buddhist 68 (0.39%) 31 37
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.04%) 2 5

Literacy Rate - Hamirpur

The total literacy rate of Hamirpur was 93.01% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.8% of Himachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,880 literates, males were 7,803 while females were 7,077. Also the male literacy rate was 94.95% and the female literacy rate was 90.96% in Hamirpur.

  Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh
Female 90.96% 75.93%
Male 94.95% 89.53%
Total 93.01% 82.8%

Sex Ratio - Hamirpur

The Sex Ratio of Hamirpur is 944. Thus per every 1000 men there were 944 females in Hamirpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Hamirpur.


Child Population - Hamirpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,606 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Hamirpur. Out of which 838 were male while 768 were female.


Working Population - Hamirpur

In Hamirpur Municipal Council out of total population, 6,009 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,009 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,244 3,992 1,252
Cultivators 99 81 18
Agriculture Labourer 33 26 7
Household Industries 57 51 6
Other Workers 5,055 3,834 1,221
Marginal Workers 765 483 282
Non Working 11,595 4,581 7,014

Hamirpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hamirpur is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,421 85.7% 958
2 Ward No - 2 1,334 86.2% 863
3 Ward No - 3 1,556 87.7% 957
4 Ward No - 4 1,067 87.6% 958
5 Ward No - 5 1,278 85.8% 868
6 Ward No - 6 608 89.1% 906
7 Ward No - 7 1,363 87.4% 964
8 Ward No - 8 2,159 84.1% 909
9 Ward No - 9 1,181 81.7% 908
10 Ward No - 10 1,279 84.1% 1,313
11 Ward No - 11 2,358 76.9% 882

Map of Hamirpur, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh


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