States Districts Tehsils Villages

Kangra

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

Quick facts

7,464,094

Population

1,673,927

Households

1013

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

76.27%

Approx. literacy

Kangra has an aggregated population of 7,464,094. Approximately 40.46% live in rural areas (3,020,150) and 2.31% live in urban areas (172,562).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

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

Tehsil / Sub-district	Population	Villages
Taluk 0	3,020,150	3
Baijnath	285,687	207
Baroh	77,367	172
Dera Gopipur	357,533	308
Dharmsala	366,816	167
Dhira	66,357	118
Fatehpur	186,123	245
Harchakian	41,523	65
Indora	239,144	119
Jaisinghpur	183,246	225
Jaswan	97,560	103
Jawalamukhi	125,151	137
Jawali	338,238	216
Kangra	283,176	178
Khundian	114,693	232
Multhan	22,836	52
Nagrota Bagwan	224,797	178
Nurpur	519,768	422
Palampur	564,285	412
Rakkar	88,509	119
Shahpur	203,274	163
Thural	57,861	94

Population summary

Kangra has a population of 7,464,094 (3,707,729 males and 3,756,365 females). The sex ratio is about 1013 females per 1000 males.

Category	Number
Total population	7,464,094
Male	3,707,729
Female	3,756,365
Rural population	3,020,150 (40.46%)
Urban population	172,562 (2.31%)
Households	1,673,927

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 76.27%.

Category	Number
Total literates	5,693,002
Total illiterates	1,771,092

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,582,342 (21.2%). ST: 418,490 (5.61%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	1,582,342	21.2%
ST	418,490	5.61%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 815,014 (10.92%). Workers: 3,345,861 (44.83%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	815,014	10.92%
Total workers	3,345,861	44.83%

Largest villages by population

Village	Population
Kangra	1,510,075
Kangra	1,423,794
Palampur	189,276
Palampur	185,733
Nurpur	176,525
Nurpur	166,718
Dharmsala	136,536
Dera Gopipur	120,783
Dera Gopipur	115,967
Jawali	112,746