Solan

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

Quick facts

2,799,453
Population
586,210
Households
885
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.6%
Approx. literacy

Solan has an aggregated population of 2,799,453. Approximately 41.46% live in rural areas (1,160,640) and 7.3% live in urban areas (204,294).

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 1,160,640 3
Arki 167,684 328
Baddi 242,915 219
Darlaghat 110,289 198
Kandaghat 121,587 287
Kasauli 189,149 277
Krishangarh 73,533 232
Nalagarh 331,925 305
Ramshahr 97,782 244
Solan 303,949 481

Population summary

Solan has a population of 2,799,453 (1,484,752 males and 1,314,701 females). The sex ratio is about 885 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,799,453
Male1,484,752
Female1,314,701
Rural population1,160,640 (41.46%)
Urban population204,294 (7.3%)
Households586,210

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.6%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,060,386
Total illiterates739,067

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 806,944 (28.83%). ST: 126,655 (4.52%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC806,94428.83%
ST126,6554.52%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 329,798 (11.78%). Workers: 1,448,111 (51.73%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)329,79811.78%
Total workers1,448,11151.73%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Solan 580,320
Solan 478,173
Solan 116,598
Nalagarh 114,211
Nalagarh 103,503
Solan 102,147
Baddi 90,942
Solan 70,753
Kasauli 67,264
Baddi 61,031