District Profile of Chamba District - Himachal GK - Himachal Pariksha
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District Name
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Chamba
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Year of Foundation
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1948
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Headquarters
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Chamba
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Geo. Location
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32degree10minute to 33degree13minute North Latitude
75degree45minute to 77degree33minute East Longitude
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Geo. Area
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6,528 Sq km.
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%age of Area to the total Geographical Area of H.P.
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11.72%
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Boundaries
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North-West - Jammu & Kashmir
North-East - Laddakh area of J&K, Lahaul and Bara Banghal
East - Kangra District and Gurdaspur (Punjab)
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Altitude
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1006 mtrs
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No. of Vidhan Sabha Seats
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5 (Bharmour, Bhattiyat, Chamba, Churah and Dalhousie)
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No. of Sub-Divisions
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7 (Bharmour, Chamba, Churah, Chowari, Dalhousie, Pangi and Tissa)
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No. of Development Blocks
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7 (Bharmour, Chamba, Churah, Bhatiyat, Dalhousie, Pangi and Salooni)
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No. of Tehsils
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7 (Bharmour, Chamba, Churah, Bhatiyat, Dalhousie, Pangi and Salooni)
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No. of Sub-Tehsils
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3 (Bhalyee, Holi and Sihunta)
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No. of Gram Panchayats
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283
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Population Density & Other Ratios of Chamba District
Census
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2001
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2011
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Total Population
Males
Females
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4,60,499
2,34,812
2,25,687
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5,19,080
2,61,320
2,57,760
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Population Density
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71
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80
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%age of Population to the total Population of H.P.
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7.58%
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7.56%
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Decennial Growth Rate
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+17.20%
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+12.58%
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Sex Ratio
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959
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989
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SC Population
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92,359
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1,11,690
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%age of SC Population
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20.4%
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21.51%
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ST Population
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1,17,569
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1,35,500
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%age of ST Population
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25.51%
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26.10%
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Literacy Rate
Males
Female
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63.73%
77.22%
49.78%
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73.19%
84.19%
62.14%
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