STATISTICAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT CHAMBA
	Sl No.	INDICATOR	Referance Year	NUMBER
	1	Area ( In Sq.Kms.)	Census –2001	6528
	2	Population
		Total	Census –2001	460887
		Males	Census –2001	235218
		Females	Census –2001	225669
		Rural	Census –2001	426345
		Urban	Census –2001	34542
		SC  Population	Census –2001	92359
		ST  Population	Census –2001	117569
		POPULATION ( 0-6 Years )
		Total	2001 Census	69579
		Males	2001 Census	35594
		Females	2001 Census	33985
	3	% Age of Rural Population	Census –2001	92.51
	4	%Age of Urban Population	Census –2001	7.49
	5	% Age of State Population	Census –2001	7.58
	6	Decennial Growth Rate (1991-2001)	Census –2001	17.19
	7	Sex – Ratio ( Females per 1000 Males)	Census –2001	959
	8	Density of Population (Pop.per Sq.Km)	Census –2001	71
	9	Literacy Rate  ( %age)
		Combined	Census –2001	62.9
		Males	Census –2001	76.4
		Females	Census –2001	48.8
	10	Number of Towns	Census –2001	5
	11	Number of Constituencies	Census –2001	5
	12	Number of CD Blocks	Census –2001	7
	13	Number of Inhabited villages	Census –2001	1118
	14	Number of Gram Panchayats	Census –2001	270
	15	Number of Tahsils	Census –2001	7
	16	Number of Sub-Tahsils	Census –2001	3
	17	Number of Sub- Divisions	Census –2001	6
	18	Couple Protection Rate	31-3-2006	40.9
	19	Number of Medical Institutions	30-6-2006
		General Hospitals		4
		Community Health Centres		7
		Primary Health Centres		40
		Civil Dispensaries		0
		Sub- Centres		169
		Number of Beds Sanctioned		611
	20	Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2006	503143
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2007	511066
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2008	518988
	21	Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2006	83763
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2007	85082
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2008	86401