Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, Khajjhiar and Churah Valley are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains of northern India.
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chamba one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 census Chamba district has a population of 519,080, roughly equal to the nation of Cape Verde. This gives it a ranking of 544th in India (out of a total of 640).
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|+ Religious groups in Chamba State (British Punjab province era)
! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group
! colspan="2" |1901
! colspan="2" |1911
! colspan="2" |1921
! colspan="2" |1931
! colspan="2" |1941
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! Hinduism 15px
| 119,327
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| 126,269
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| 130,489
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| 135,254
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| 155,910
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! Islam 15px
| 8,332
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| 8,750
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| 10,529
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| 10,839
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| 12,318
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! Sikhism 15px
| 80
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| 141
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| 242
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| 112
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| 107
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! Christianity 15px
| 70
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| 81
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| 63
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| 94
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| 190
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! Buddhism 15px
| 22
|
| 627
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| 541
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| 568
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| 383
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! Jainism 15px
| 3
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| 5
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| 3
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| 3
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| 0
|
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! Zoroastrianism 15px
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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! Judaism 15px
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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! Others
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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! Total population
! 127,834
!
! 135,873
!
! 141,867
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! 146,870
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! 168,908
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