Himachal Pradesh Census 2011. There was a huge increase in the population of Himachal. It was about 12.94 percent. Right now, the population stands at 6.8 lakhs whereas it was 6.78 in 2001. It is a significant increase in the population if we are considering Himachal.

Census 2011 had different criterias such as Male, Female. Literacy, Male Literacy, etc.

Himachal Pradesh 2011 Census Population District wise-

Rank

Districts

Population (2011 Census)

1

Chamba

5,18,844

2

Kangra

15,07,223

3

Lahaul and Spiti

31,528

4

Kullu

4,37,474

5

Mandi

9,99,518

6

Hamirpur

4,54,293

7

Una

5,21,057

8

Bilaspur

3,82,056

9

Solan

5,76,670

10

Sirmaur

5,30,164

11

Shimla

8,13,384

Census 2011 Rural Population-

Rank

Districts

Rural Pop.

1

Chamba

4,00,653

2

Kangra

14,20,864

3

Lahaul and Spiti

31,528

4

Kullu

3,96,216

5

Mandi

9,36,894

6

Hamirpur

4,22,880

7

Una

4,76,140

8

Bilaspur

3,56,930

9

Solan

4,74,592

10

Sirmaur

4,72,926

11

Shimla

6,11,884

Census 2011 Urban Population-

Rank

Districts

Urban Pop.

1

Chamba

36,191

2

Kangra

86,359

3

Lahaul and Spiti

0

4

Kullu

41,258

5

Mandi

62,624

6

Hamirpur

31,413

7

Una

44,917

8

Bilaspur

25,126

9

Solan

1,02,078

10

Sirmaur

57,238

11

Shimla

2,01,500

We found that there was a dip in the graph somewhere in the middle 1980, 1990, 2000 and there was a slump in 2001 but just after the dip in the graph, it rose exponentially. That is one of the reasons we see such big differences.

Percentage of Population in 2011-

Rank

Districts

% of Population

1

Chamba

7.57%

2

Kangra

21.98%

3

Lahaul and Spiti

0.46%

4

Kullu

6.38%

5

Mandi

14.58%

6

Hamirpur

6.63%

7

Una

7.60%

8

Bilaspur

5.57%

9

Solan

8.41%

10

Sirmaur

7.73%

11

Shimla

11.86%

Percentage of population 2001-

Rank

Districts

% of Population (2001)

1

Chamba

7.58%

2

Kangra

22.03%

3

Lahaul and Spiti

0.55%

4

Kullu

6.28%

5

Mandi

14.83%

6

Hamirpur

6.79%

7

Una

7.38%

8

Bilaspur

5.61%

9

Solan

8.24%

10

Sirmaur

7.55%

11

Shimla

11.89%

Conclusion-

If you want to look for more and gather more data  you should look into the census of 2002 and the 2021 census of India. These would provide you with the comparison you would need for each one of these. Government census website provides you with all the specific data you would require for the preparation and completion.