Scheduled caste population of hp is approximately how many percent of the total population of the state
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Explanation:
✨The Scheduled Caste (SC) population of Himachal Pradesh is 1,502,170 as per 2001 census, constituting 24.7 per cent of the total population (6,077,900) of the State.
Explanation:
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The word ‘Himachal’ literally means ‘the land of the snow’, situated in the lap of the
Himalayas. The State is bounded in the north by Jammu and Kashmir, in the south - east
by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana in the south and Punjab in the west.
2.The State holds 2nd rank among all States and UTs in terms of proportion of SC
population to total population. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population of Himachal Pradesh is
1,502,170 as per 2001 census, constituting 24.7 per cent of the total population (6,077,900)
of the State. The Sate has a total of fifty six (56) Scheduled Castes and all of them have
been enumerated at the census 2001. The decennial growth of the SC population has been
14.6 per cent which is 2.9 per cent lower than the growth of total population (17.5 per cent)
in 1991-2001.
3.The Scheduled Castes are predominantly rural as 93.4 per cent of them reside in
villages. Among all the districts, Sirmaur district has returned the highest proportion (29.6
per cent) of the SC population to total population followed by Mandi (29.0 per cent) and
Kullu (28.3 per cent) districts. Lahul & Spiti district has registered the lowest proportion of
the SC population (7.8 per cent) preceded by Kinnaur (9.7 per cent).
Population - Size & Distribution
4.Out of fifty six Scheduled Castes, Kori is the most populous community with a
population of 442,784 forming 29.5 per cent of the total SC population of the State. Chamar
is the second largest SC, having a population of 414,669 which accounts for 27.6 per cent of
the SC population. Lohar and Julaha with a population of 153,519 and 139,286 respectively
along with Kori and Chamar constitute 76.6 per cent of the total SC population. Three other
SCs, Balmiki, Hali and Doom having population in the range of 29,141 to 75,678. Together
they form 9.3 per cent of the SC population; seven castes, namely Sarde, Batwal, Chhimbe
up to Sipi with population ranging from 13,742 to 23,266 constitute another 8.4 per cent and
the remaining forty two (42) SCs in addition to generic castes constitute the balance 5.8 per
cent of total SC population of the State. Seventeen SCs have below 500 populations. Of
them, eight castes are very small, each having less than100 in number.
5.District - wise distribution of the individual SC shows that Kori have the highest
concentration in Shimla district, followed by Mandi, Sirmaur, Kullu districts. Chamar have
their major concentration in Kangra, Mandi and Una districts. Lohar are primarily
concentrated in Mandi district, Julaha and Doom have their maximum concentration in
Kangra district.
Sex Ratio
6.The overall sex ratio of the SC population in Himachal Pradesh is 968 females per
1000 males which is higher than the national average of 936 recorded for all SCs.
7. All the numerically larger groups have recorded overall sex ratio higher than the
national average with Julaha having a preponderance of females.
8.The sex ratio in the age group 0-6 years (936) is marginally lower than that of
the SCs at the national level (938). Among the larger groups, Kori have the highest (969)
and Julaha have the lowest (896) child sex ratio. The other three castes have shown the
child sex ratio lower than the national average.
Literacy & Educational Level
9.The overall literacy rate among the SCs of Himachal Pradesh has increased from
53.2 per cent at 1991 census to 70.3 per cent at 2001 census. This is 15.6 points higher
than the national average (54.7per cent) for all SCs. While male literacy has increased from
65 per cent to 80 per cent, female literacy has increased from 41 per cent to 60.4 per cent
during 1991-2001.
Statement - 2 : Literacy Rate
Literacy rate All SCs Julaha Lohar Chamar Doom Kori
Persons 70.3 76.1 74.9 71.7 70.0 67.3
Females 60.4 67.5 65.6 62.5 61.1 56.1
10. Among the major SCs, except Kori, other four castes namely Doom, Chamar,
Lohar and Julaha have the literacy rate in the range of 70 -76 per cent. All the numerically
larger castes have shown the similar trend in respect of female literacy also.
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