# Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/ District · Himachal Pradesh # Kinnaur district Kinnaur is a district of Himachal Pradesh, 11th of 12 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **84,121 people** in 6 sub-districts, no towns and 660 villages; 0% lived in towns. - 84,121people (2011) - 6sub-districts - 0towns - 80.0%literacy ## Who lives in Kinnaur? Kinnaur had **84,121 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.2% of Himachal Pradesh's population and 11th of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh by population. There were 819 women for every 1,000 men (below the Himachal Pradesh figure of 972; the lowest of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 963 girls per 1,000 boys (the Himachal Pradesh figure is 909). An average household had 4.2 people, against 4.6 across Himachal Pradesh. ## How literate is Kinnaur? 80.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Himachal Pradesh's 82.8%), 8th of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh. Men were at 87.3% and women at 71.0% — a gap of 16.3 points (it is 13.6 points across Himachal Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/) (82.4%) and lowest in [Hangrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/hangrang/) (76.4%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Kinnaur do for a living? 66.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 59.2%). Of all workers, 46% farmed their own land, 3% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 33% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 17% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 49% of workers here, against 28% across Himachal Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Hangrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/hangrang/) (67% of workers in farming) and the least is [Poo](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/poo/) (44% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (33%) · **■** Marginal 17 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Kinnaur Kinnaur had 660 census villages, 241 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 349 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sungra](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/sungra/) (2,669), [Reckong Peo](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/reckong-peo/) (2,397), [Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/sangla/) (2,244), [Khwangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/khwangi/) (2,183) and [Up Mohal Poo](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/poo/up-mohal-poo/) (2,047). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Kinnaur compared with Himachal Pradesh ■ Kinnaur · ■ Himachal Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **909 Working population ****66.9%** **51.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kinnaur Of every 100 households in Kinnaur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Kinnaur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****92%** Toilet within the home ****69%** No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** Tap water ****92%** Drinking water within premises ****60%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** Use banking services ****87%** Television ****66%** Mobile phone ****80%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****4%** Car / jeep / van ****14%** None of these assets ****8%** Own their home ****71%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Kinnaur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Hangrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/hangrang/) 4,659 57 0 [Poo](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/poo/) 8,309 97 0 [Morang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/morang/) 10,238 124 0 [Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/) 19,190 84 0 [Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/) 27,683 188 0 [Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/) 14,042 110 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Largest villages in Kinnaur - Sungra · 2,669 - Reckong Peo · 2,397 - Sangla · 2,244 - Khwangi · 2,183 - Up Mohal Poo · 2,047 - Kothi · 1,638 - Kilba Khas · 1,473 - Panwi Khas · 1,342 - Punang Khas · 1,282 - Yangpa · 1,274 - Yuwaringi · 1,263 - Kalpa · 1,236 - Jangi Khas · 1,175 - Lippa Khas · 1,161 - Tapri · 1,085 - Sapni Khas · 1,058 - Barua Khas · 967 - Kamru Khas · 936 - Dharmaling · 924 - Ribba Khas · 894 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Kinnaur?6: Hangrang, Poo, Morang, Kalpa, Nichar, Sangla - What is the population of Kinnaur district?84,121 (Census 2011)