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

Chamba is a Municipal Council city situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. The Chamba city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,556 families residing in the Chamba city. The total population of Chamba is 19,933 out of which 9,971 are males and 9,962 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chamba is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chamba city is 1864 which is 9% of the total population. There are 959 male children and 905 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamba is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chamba is 91.8%. Thus Chamba has higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 94.85% and the female literacy rate is 88.68% in Chamba.

Chamba Municipal Council has total administration over 4,556 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chamba Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,864 959 905
Literacy 91.8% 85.7% 80.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,282 2,116 2,166
Scheduled Tribe 1,098 556 542
Illiterate 3,353 1,423 1,930

Caste-wise Population - Chamba

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Chamba.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,282 2,116 2,166
Schedule Tribe 1,098 556 542

Religion-wise Population - Chamba

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chamba is 17,886 which is 89.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chamba is 948 which is 4.76% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chamba as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,886 (89.73%) 8,952 8,934
Muslim 948 (4.76%) 472 476
Christian 480 (2.41%) 234 246
Sikh 563 (2.82%) 286 277
Buddhist 52 (0.26%) 25 27
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.02%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Chamba

The total literacy rate of Chamba was 91.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.8% of Himachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 16,580 literates, males were 8,548 while females were 8,032. Also the male literacy rate was 94.85% and the female literacy rate was 88.68% in Chamba.

  Chamba Himachal Pradesh
Female 88.68% 75.93%
Male 94.85% 89.53%
Total 91.76% 82.8%

Sex Ratio - Chamba

The Sex Ratio of Chamba is 999. Thus per every 1000 men there were 999 females in Chamba. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Chamba.

Child Population - Chamba

According to Census 2011, there were 1,864 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chamba. Out of which 959 were male while 905 were female.

Working Population - Chamba

In Chamba Municipal Council out of total population, 6,830 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,830 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,844 4,346 1,498
Cultivators 30 25 5
Agriculture Labourer 20 15 5
Household Industries 62 55 7
Other Workers 5,732 4,251 1,481
Marginal Workers 986 710 276
Non Working 13,103 4,915 8,188

Chamba Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,136 78% 1,010
2 Ward No - 2 1,543 83.3% 900
3 Ward No - 3 1,968 82.1% 1,016
4 Ward No - 4 1,641 87.4% 1,041
5 Ward No - 5 1,304 87.3% 1,025
6 Ward No - 6 1,094 87.2% 1,045
7 Ward No - 7 1,172 87.6% 1,049
8 Ward No - 8 1,171 87.8% 1,051
9 Ward No - 9 1,067 84.6% 1,100
10 Ward No - 10 2,157 81.8% 890
11 Ward No - 11 3,680 81.1% 991

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