STATISTICAL OUTLINE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH 1989 N IE P A D C l l l l l l D05228 ECONOMICS AND s t a t i s t i c s DEPARTMBNT HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHlMLA-1. 3 / s > - r Job. Nationfll Systems Unit, National Institute of Educationii Plnnning Amii isrration 17-B,StiAur^ Mar?, New Delhi-110011 DOC. __ F R E F A C E The proparaiion of a pocket book of statistics is an important step in the dreaion of dissemination of useful sodo-eatnomic information fibout the State. This publication, wi\ich is twenty third in the series, fulfls the ever increasing demand for reliable facts and figures about th< changes which are taking place in the economy of the State in a handy form. It is hoped tnat this publication will serve as a ustful reference book for the general publiCi research workers and ulninistrators. This office acknowledges with gratitude the co-operation (of various depannents and organisations in making available the' statistical dati p-esented in this publication. This pub!ica<on has been compiled in the Official Statistics ^5>ection of the oftce. R. S. BHATNAGAR, Economic Adviser to the Govt, o f Himachal Pradesh (/) abbreviations Us e d Sq. kms .. Square kilometres •; .. Percentage Tonne/N.T. .. Metric ton Kg . ■ Kilogram Kwh. .. Kilowatt hour R.E. .. Revised estimates B.E. .. Budget estimates K.ni .. Kjioraetre Hect. « Hectare .. Not available — .. Nil/negligible ^ .. Provisional Q .. Quick estimates (Hi) UNITS OF measurement One ounce (oz) = 28.3495 grams One pound t- 0.4535924 kilogram One mannd « 82-2/7 lbs. =37.3242 kilograms One tea 2,240 lbs.= 1,016.05 kilograms = 1.016 tonnes One bale =. 392 lbs.= 177.1 kilograms approDx Ons acre = 4,840 sq. yds. = 0.0040468 sq. kilometre = 0.40468 hectare One miie = 1,609.344 mctrcs = 1.609344 metres One square mile = 640 acres== 2.589988 sq. kilonnctitr* One imperial gallon = 4.54596 litres One kilolitre = 1,000 litres One inch 2.54 centimetres One sq. km. = 100 hectares One hectare = 2.47105 acres (>v). c o n t e n t s Taihlc Page I c je n e r a l 1.1. Himachal at a glancc .. I 1.2. Growth of State economy .. 2 1.3. Administrative divisions/sub-division8/t«hslI« and sub-tehsils .. 3 II. a r e a a n d p o p u l a h o N 2.1. Growth of general population .. 5 2.2. Area, households and population .. 6 2.3. Projected population of Himachal Pradesh .. 7 2.4. District and tehsil/sub-tehsil-wisc ruial and urban population .. 8 2.5. Scheduled castes population—1981 census .. 18 2.6. Scheduled tribes population—1981 census .. 20 2.7. District-wise population of gujjars—1981 census .. 22 2.8. Districf-wise population of gaddis—1981 census .. 23 2.9. Population and growth rate of cities, urban ag^omerations and towns—1981 census .. 24 ;2.10. nistricJ-wise main workers, marginal workers and non-workers—1981 census . 30 2.11. Dis:ricl-wise distribution of main workers by cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry and other workers—1981 census .. 32 2!. 12, Disirict-wise number of villages—1981 census .. 33 2!. 13. Disirict-wise distribution of population by religion—1981 census .. 34 2:.14. Age grcup-wise rural and urban population and labojr firce—1981 census .. 36 2.. 15. District-wise handicapped popuIation—1981 census .. 38 2. 16. Distiict-vvise number of ex-servicemen, families of * deceased and serving soldiers as on 31-12-1988 •• 39 2.U7. pistrict-vise number of landless persons, other eiigibe ptrsons and houseless persons .. 40 2.1;8. Block-vviie area and population .: 42 (v) Tebk Pagee n i. c u m a t e 3.1. District-wise rainfall 447 3.2. Mean temperature at selected centres ,. 448 3.3. Relative humidity at 08.30 AM 1ST at lelecfed centrcf .. 5(50 IV. agriculture 4.1. Land utilisation .. 52 4.2. Net irrigated area . .56 4.3. Gross irrigated area .. ‘57 4.4. Area under principal crops .. 58 4.5. Production of principal crops .. 59 4.6. District-wise area under principal crops , . 60 4.7. District-wise production of principal crops . 62 4.8. Yield per hectare • • 64 4.9. Agricultural wages per day . 65 4.10. A^iculturaJ implements . 66 4.1 i. Distribution of fertilizers in terms of plant nutrients . 67 4.12. Production and export of potato . 68 4.13. District-wise production of potato .. 69 4.14. Area under high yielding varieties of crops 70 4.15. District-wise bio-gas plants installed 71 4.16. Number and awa of operational holdings b y «ize class of holdings—1985-86 . 72 4.17. District-wise number and area of operational holdings during 1985-86 . 71 V. LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES 5.1. Livestock and poultry — 74 5.2. District-wise livestock and poultry—1982 — 76 5.3. Veterinary aid ___ 78 5.4. Production of milk, woo! and eggt etc, ___ 79 5.5. Fisheries — ><0 (vi) Table Page VI. HORTICULTURE 6.1. Area under fruits .. 81 6 3. Production of fruits .. 82 6 J. District-wise export of apple .. 83 VII. FORESTS 7.1. Forest area according to legal classifkation 84 7.2. Outturn and value of major forest products .. 86 7.3. Value of minor forest products .. 87 VIII. INDUSTRIES 8.1. District-wise number of registered factories and workers .. 88 8.2. Number of S.S.I. units registered on permanent basis .. 89 8.3. Production of liquor .. 90 8.4 Production of rosin and turpentine .. 91 8.5. Production of foundry goods .. 92 8.6. Production of guns ., 93 8.7. Production of maizc'rice flakes, shawls and tea ,. 94 IX. MINING 9-K Production of salt .. 95 9.2. Production and value of minor minerals . ^6 X. POVER 10 K [mtalled capacity .. 97 10 2. N im berof consumers by class .. 98 10.3. Energy generated, purchased and sold .. 99 10.4. N'Jmber of electrified villages ,. 100 tvii) Table Page XI. EMPLOYMENT 11.1. Registration and placements done by employ­ ment exchanges ' .101 11.2. Occupational distribution of applicants on live register of employment exchanges . 102 11.3. Distribution of job seekers according to qualification on live register .. 104 11.4. Distribution of regular H P- Govt, employess by basic pay ranges . 105 11.5. Department-wise distribution of regular II.P. Govt, emplo ees .. 106 11.6. District-wise distribution of regular H-P- Govt, employees 112 ; XII TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS 12.1. Roads including national highways 113^ 12.2. Metalled and unmetalled roads including national highways and border roads . 114 I 12.3. Nationalised transport .. 115 5 12.4. Motor vehicle registered .. U 6 6 12.5. Number of post offices and letter boxes •• 117 7 13.6. Number of telephone exchanges, telephone sets & telegraph offices 118 8 12.7. Road accidents 119 9 12.8. Utilisation of buses of H.R.T.C. 1200 XIII. e d u c a t io n 13 1. Educational institutions . 1211 13.2. Teachers in educational institutions .. 122'2 13.3. Scholars in rjvlucational in>titutioiis 123 3 13.4. District-wise scheduled castes/scheduled tribes students ., 124 4 13.5. Number of recognised institutions .. 126 6 13.6. Literacy . 127 7 (viii) Table Page 13.7. Enrolment in colleges .128 13.8. Sex-wise enrolment of students in university m d colleges , . J29 Xlv. ^^F:D1CAL 14.1. Medical facilities ..1 3 0 14.2. Progress of family planning !31 14.3. Special medical institutions .. 132 14.4. Birth rate and death rate .. 133 XV. DRINKING w a t e r 15.1 Drinking water supply .. 134 5XV1. PUBLIC f i n a n c e 16.1. Revenue receipts ..1 3 5 16.2. Head-wis'e revenue receipts .. 137 16.3. Revenue from different state taxes .. 138 16.4 Expenditure on revenue account .. 140 16.5 Per capita revenue and expenditure .. 142 16.6, Sales tax statistics .. 143 16.7. Receipt from entertainment and show tax. .. 144 16.8. Number of Income tax assesees. incom» assessed ind total income tax realised .. 145 XIYII. b a n k in g 17.1. Disirict'wise deposits and advaac*sof sch»duU<i commercial banks .. 14i 17.2, H.p. State Co-operative banks .. 148 cooperation 13.1. Co-operative societies and cncnibership .. 149 18.2. Woiting capital aad loans outstanding of co-operative societies .. 150 (ix) Table Pagf0 XIX. PANCHAYAlS 19.1 Panchayats .. 15il XX. POLICE AND CRIMES 20.1 Police strength .. 1552 20.2 Distribution of crimes .. 1553 20.3. Incidence of crimes 1554 XXI. EXCISE 21.1 Consumption of country spirit, liquor, beer and opium 1J55 XXil. PLANNING 22.1. Plan investment •• 1156 22.2 Seventh plan outlay and expenditure 1157 22.3 Tribal sub-plan .. 1157 32.4 Special component plan for Scs’ .. 1161 XXIII. FOOD AND SUPPLIES 23.1. Import of essential commodities . 1164 23.2. Number of fair price shops .. Il65 XXIV. PRICES 24.1. Consumer piice index numbers for industriaJ workers in H. P. 166 XXV. s t a t e i n c o m e 25.1. State domestic product and per capita income .. 167 25.2. Sector-wise State Domestic product (at current prices) 168 25.3. Plan-wise growth rate of SDP .. 160 Table Page XXVI. ECONOAnc C e n s u s 26.1. Notnber of enterprises and peraons usually working—1980 .. 170 X JtV ll miscellaneous 27.1. Households below poverty line in urban areas .