Sirmaur

This page provides an overview of Sirmaur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

2,592,110
Population
477,919
Households
918
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
68.17%
Approx. literacy

Sirmaur has an aggregated population of 2,592,110. Approximately 40.88% live in rural areas (1,059,710) and 4.41% live in urban areas (114,330).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,059,710 3
Dadahu 52,209 76
Kamrau 111,198 48
Nahan 223,548 140
Nohra 69,066 51
Pachhad 161,400 266
Paonta Sahib 448,214 149
Rajgarh 143,914 143
Renuka 142,164 77
Ronhat 69,972 25
Shalai 110,715 31

Population summary

Sirmaur has a population of 2,592,110 (1,351,331 males and 1,240,779 females). The sex ratio is about 918 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,592,110
Male1,351,331
Female1,240,779
Rural population1,059,710 (40.88%)
Urban population114,330 (4.41%)
Households477,919

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 68.17%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,767,016
Total illiterates825,094

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 792,699 (30.58%). ST: 55,963 (2.16%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC792,69930.58%
ST55,9632.16%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 341,867 (13.19%). Workers: 1,380,595 (53.26%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)341,86713.19%
Total workers1,380,59553.26%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Sirmaur 529,855
Sirmaur 472,690
Paonta Sahib 157,799
Paonta Sahib 132,616
Nahan 84,149
Sirmaur 57,165
Nahan 55,250
Pachhad 53,800
Pachhad 53,800
Rajgarh 48,999