YEAR BOOK 2005-06 ( UPDATED AS ON 30-09-2006)
		( Note : The latest SRS Rates for HP as received from Govt. of India pertains to 2003)
		STATISTICAL PROFILE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
		Sl.No.	ITEM	Reference	Number
		1	Area (In Sq.Kms.)	2001	55673
		2	POPULATION
			Total	2001 Census	6077900
			Males	2001 Census	3087940
			Females	2001 Census	2989960
			Rural	2001 Census	5482319
			Urban	2001 Census	595581
			SC Population	2001 Census	1502170
			ST Population	2001 Census	244587
			POPULATION ( 0-6 Years )
			Total	2001 Census	793137
			Males	2001 Census	418426
			Females	2001 Census	374711
		3	% Age of Rural Population to total population	2001 Census	90.2
		4	% Age of Urban Population to total Pop.	2001 Census	9.8
		5	Decennial Growth Rate	2001 Census	17.54
		6	Sex – Ratio	2001 Census	968
		7	Density of Population	2001 Census	109
		8	LITERACY  R ATE
			Combined	2001 Census	76.5
			Males	2001 Census	85.3
			Females	2001 Census	67.4
		9	Number of Towns	2001 Census	57
		10	Number of Districts	2001 Census	12
		11	Number of CD Blocks	2006	75
		12	Number of Villages
			Total	2001 Census	20118
			Inhabited	2001 Census	17495
			Un – Inhabited	2001 Census	2623
		13	Expectancy of Life at Birth
			Combined	1999-2003	66.2
			Males	1999-2003	65.8
			Females	1999-2003	66.6
		14	CRUDE BIRTH RATE
			Combined	2004 (SRS)	19.2
			Rural	2004 (SRS)	19.9
			Urban	2004 (SRS)	12.7
		15	CRUDE DEATH RATE
			Combined	2004 (SRS)	6.8
			Rural	2004 (SRS)	7
			Urban	2004 (SRS)	4.5
		16	INFANT MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2004 (SRS)	51
			Rural	2004 (SRS)	53
			Urban	2004 (SRS)	23
		STATISTICAL PROFILE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
		Sl.No.	ITEM	Reference	Number
		17	PERI NATAL MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	34
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	35
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	17
		18	NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	31
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	32
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	11
		19	EARLY NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	24
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	25
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	9
		20	LATE NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	7
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	7
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	2
		21	POST –NATAL MORTALITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	11
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	11
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	7
		22	STILL  BIRTH  RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	10
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	10
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	8
		23	CHILD DEATH RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	10
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	10.3
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	4.7
		24	GENERAL FERTILITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	72.9
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	74.2
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	56.4
		25	TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	2.1
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	2.1
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	1.7
		26	GROSS REPRODUCTION RATE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	0.9
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	0.9
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	0.8
		STATISTICAL PROFILE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
		Sl.No.	ITEM	Reference	Number
		27	AGE SPECIFIC FERTILITY RATE
			Age- Group	2003 (SRS)
			15-19		14.7
			20-24		194.2
			25-29		152.5
			30-34		38.1
			35-39		11.1
			40-44		3.2
			45-49		1.1
		28	FEMALE AGE AT EFFECTIVE MARRIAGE
			Combined	2003 (SRS)	22
			Rural	2003 (SRS)	21.9
			Urban	2003 (SRS)	23
		29	Couple Protection Rate	31-03-2006	47.01
		30	MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN HP	30-09-2006
			General Hospitals		51
			Community Health Centres		65
			Primary Health Centres		439
			Civil Dispensaries		13
			ESI   Dispensaries		9
			Sub- Centres		2069
			Number of Beds Sanctioned		8824
		31	Coverage of Average  Rural  Population BY
			One  CHC	30-9-2006	90260
			One  PHC	30-9-2006	13570
			One  Sub—Centre	30-9-2006	2879
		32	Average Area  (Sq.Kms.) Covered By :
			One  CHC	30-9-2006	843.53
			One  PHC	30-9-2006	126.82
			One  Sub—Centre	30-9-2006	26.91
		33	Average Radial Distance ( Kms.) Covered By :
			One  CHC	30-9-2006	16.38
			One  PHC	30-9-2006	6.35
			One  Sub—Centre	30-9-2006	2.93
		34	Average Number of Inhabited Villages Covered By :
			One  CHC	30-9-2006	265.08
			One  PHC	30-9-2006	39.85
			One  Sub—Centre	30-9-2006	8.46
		35	Mid Year Estimated Population	30-06-2006	6668292
				30-06-2007	6778991
				30-06-2008	6889689
		36	Estimated Number of Eligible Couples	30-06-2006	1110137
				30-06-2007	1128566
				30-06-2008	1146995