Demographic Profile of the District:
Area & Population
| Item |
Unit |
Reference Year 2001 |
Reference Year 2011 |
| Area |
Sq. KM. |
1,118 |
1,118 |
| Population |
Number(s) |
4,12,700 |
4,54,768 |
| Male |
Number(s) |
1,96,593 |
2,17,070 |
| Female |
Number(s) |
2,16,107 |
2,37,698 |
| Rural |
Number(s) |
3,82,494 |
4,23,338 |
| Urban |
Number(s) |
30,206 |
31,430 |
| Scheduled Cast |
Number(s) |
98,539 |
1,09,256 |
| Scheduled Tribe |
Number(s) |
155 |
3,044 |
| Sex Ratio |
Female(s) per thousand Male(s) |
1,099 |
1,095 |
| Literacy |
Percentage |
82.46 |
88.15 |
| Population Density |
Person(s) per Sq. KM |
369 |
407 |
Administrative Setup
| Name of the Organizational Unit |
Detail of the Organizational Unit |
| Sub Divisions |
5 [Hamirpur, Barsar, Nadaun, Bhoranj, Sujanpur] |
| Tehsils |
8 [Hamirpur, Barsar, Nadaun, Bhoranj, Sujanpur, Bamson at Tauni Devi, Dhatwal at Bijhari, Galore] |
| Sub-Tehsils |
2 [Kangoo and Bhota] |
| Revenue Villages |
1,780 |
| Development Blocks |
6 [Hamirpur, Nadaun, Bhoranj, Sujanpur, Bamson, Bijhari] |
| Gram Panchayats |
229 |
| Parliamentary Constituency |
1 [3 – Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
5 [36-Bhoranj (SC), 37-Sujanpur, 38-Hamirpur, 39-Barsar, 40-Nadaun] |
| Zila Parishad |
1 [Hamirpur] |
| Panchayat Samities |
6 [Hamirpur, Nadaun, Bhoranj, Sujanpur, Bamson, Bijhari] |
| Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council) |
2 [Hamirpur, Sujanpur] |
| Nagar Panchayats (Notified Area Committee) |
2 [Nadaun, Bhota] |
Election
| Name of the Member |
Number and Name of the Constituency |
Name of the Affiliated Party |
| Parliamentary Constituency (Lok Sabha) |
| Sh. Anurag Thakur |
3 – Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Assembly Constituencies (Vidhan Sabha) |
| Ms. Kamlesh Kumari |
36 – Bhoranj (SC) AC |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sh. Rajinder Rana |
37 – Sujanpur AC |
Indian National Congress |
| Sh. Narinder Thakur |
38 – Hamirpur AC |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sh. Inder Dutt Lakhanpal |
39 – Barsar AC |
Indian National Congress |
| Sh. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
40 – Nadaun |
Indian National Congress |
Health
| Health Institution |
Unit |
Reference Year 2014-15 |
Reference Year 2015-16 |
Reference Year 2016-17 |
| Regional Hospital |
Number(s) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Civil Hospital |
Number(s) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Community Health Centre |
Number(s) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Primary Health Centre |
Number(s) |
28 |
28 |
32 |
| Health Sub Cenres |
Number(s) |
151 |
153 |
153 |
| Ayurvedic Hospitals |
Number(s) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Ayurvedic Dispensary |
Number(s) |
68 |
68 |
68 |
| Homeopathic Dispensary |
Number(s) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Miscellaneous
| Institution |
Unit |
Quantity/Detail |
Reference Date/Year |
| Police Stations |
Number(s) |
5 |
2016-17 |
| Police Posts |
Number(s) |
4 |
2016-17 |
| Scheduled Commercial Bank Branches |
Number(s) |
105 |
2016-17 |
| Himachal Gramin Bank Branches |
Number(s) |
19 |
2016-17 |
| Cooperative Bank Branches/Agriculture Banks |
Number(s) |
41 |
2016-17 |
| Cooperative Societies |
Number(s) |
357 |
2015-16 |
| Motorable Roads |
Kilometer(s) |
1,914 |
31.03.2017 |
| Post Offices |
Number(s) |
226 |
31.03.2017 |
| Telephone Exchanges |
Number(s) |
52 |
31.03.2017 |
| Primary & Nursery Schools |
Number(s) |
480 |
2016-17 |
| Middle Schools |
Number(s) |
118 |
2016-17 |
| High Schools |
Number(s) |
65 |
2016-17 |
| Senior Secondary Schools |
Number(s) |
94 |
2016-17 |
| Colleges |
Number(s) |
5 |
2016-17 |
| Industrial Training Institutes |
Number(s) |
6 |
2016-17 |
