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languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Hindi : 35,800
2. English Multilingual Population : 6,259
3. Punjabi : 1,717

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	39,256
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	557^th
District Area (km²)	:	1,936
District Area (Rank)	:	590^th
No.of Towns in District	:	300
No. of Villages in District	:	30

What is A.I.? FAQ

Solan Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Solan is the 557^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Solan District in Himachal Pradesh State. Solan District is 598^th highest ranked in population & 590^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Solan is the 8^th highest ranked in City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2022) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates higher facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

2.
The average Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 165. Solan is the 10^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Solan is the 28^th highest ranked in No of Sub Divisional Hospital . This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Solan is the 204^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

5.
Solan is the 162^nd best ranked in Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

6.
The Average Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 25 . Solan is the 133^rd best ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Solan is the 505^th worst ranked in Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this is a highly urbanised district / high GDP metropolis

2.
The Average Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Solan is the 447^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a comparatively high structured employment due to this location being a highly urbanised district and/or high GDP top 40 metropolis.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Solan is the 436^th worst ranked in # of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011) .This indicates that this district has a higher birth rate.

Solan City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Solan Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	0.01%	65^th	10934
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	0.01%	70^th	6857
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.01%	73^rd	2340
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	0.07%	74^th	6909
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	0.01%	83^rd	5240
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	0.01%	89^th	8547
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	0.00%	90^th	8139
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.05%	95^th	9892
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.02%	110^th	7601
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	0.04%	131^st	6583

Solan Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Princely State	Princely State	1	Hindur or Nalaghar
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Arki Fort
Cantt	Cantt	1	Solan

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Shimla Airport	Jubberhatti	SLV	13 Km

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	28^th	6589
2	No of Total Hospitals	59	231^st	4026
3	No of Primary Health Centers	47	252^nd	1468
4	No of Community Health Centers	9	253^rd	7219

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1381	68^th	9341
2	No of Nurses	3328	79^th	5154
3	No of District Hospital	1	148^th	9096
4	No of Doctors	1634	303^rd	10176

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)	4	58^th	6300
2	No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	80^th	5308
3	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	153	83^rd	7950
4	% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)	49	207^th	2700

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)	15187	2^nd	2191
2	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	21	8^th	8358
3	Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	221	23^rd	1952
4	Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)	36696	25^th	7142
5	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	8029	75^th	1804
6	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	51	83^rd	8872
7	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB 2023)	43	86^th	6397
8	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)	15292	94^th	6194
9	Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)	10371	96^th	4225
10	Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)	153607	100^th	10270
11	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	38608	118^th	5499
12	Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	45441	130^th	9556
13	Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	37411	159^th	10686
14	Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)	169864	177^th	1992
15	House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)	84	177^th	2358
16	Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)	20464	181^st	4804
17	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)	67856	201^st	4461
18	Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)	273858	218^th	2468
19	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)	55686	355^th	2443

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	123^rd	8115
2	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	282^nd	9897
3	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1017	345^th	6939

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)	28	98^th	7642
2	# of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)	1	117^th	3853

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020)	358	27^th	3667
2	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)?	2	56^th	5335
3	# of No. of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)?	1937	91^st	3155
4	# of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)	4706	93^rd	7069
5	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)	2447	152^nd	2834
6	# of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	1015	155^th	9352
7	# of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	6311	156^th	4619
8	# of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	275	175^th	4182
9	# of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	56	225^th	4309
10	# of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	334	229^th	9751
11	# of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	250	237^th	3856
12	# of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	49523	240^th	4978
13	# of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	5379	241^st	8855
14	# of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	42477	249^th	7693
15	# of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	591	250^th	3366
16	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	36821	281^st	3241
17	# of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	6137	281^st	10368
18	# of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	719	282^nd	1630
19	# of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)	3877	297^th	10357
20	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	300^th	8308
21	# of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020)	1087	334^th	9146
22	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020)	9152	335^th	6651
23	# of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)	654	338^th	3915
24	# of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)	136937	436^th	10340

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011)	745	30^th	4407
2	Sanctioned Police Force Number(NO, IPC 2020)	1416	269^th	8503

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2020)	22	220^th	3201

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	43^rd	1390
2	Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	57^th	2859
3	Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020)	267	61^st	7166
4	Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020)	25	133^rd	5058
5	Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	2801	162^nd	10101
6	Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	25	204^th	6708

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2022)	134	8^th	5654
2	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023)	165	10^th	2620

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2024)	114666	16^th	10182
2	Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)	593683	195^th	8004
3	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB 2024)	177404	263^rd	5292
4	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)	187044	308^th	7244

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	115^th	8226

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	47^th	9519
2	Script Pools # < 30,000	1	73^rd	6077
3	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	138^th	10801
4	Tamil Script	23886	258^th	7856
5	Gujarati Script	25953	302^nd	9556
6	Assamese Script	3229	332^nd	10218
7	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	361^st	9657
8	English Multilingual Population	50193	361^st	1719
9	Kannada Script	23603	369^th	10979
10	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	370^th	5941
11	Telugu Script	39429	374^th	1698
12	Odia Script	5442	390^th	6277
13	Latin Script (English)	2647	410^th	3546
14	Bengali Script	13153	428^th	4589
15	Marathi Script	27903	452^nd	10900
16	Malayalam Script	6112	464^th	1711

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)	22	218^th	10098
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2020)	222	312^th	5120
3	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2020)	597414	370^th	6762

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Inhabited Villages	747	30^th	3274
2	# of Uninhabited Villages	54	68^th	7337
3	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	282	168^th	4297

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)	10	72^nd	9068
2	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	93956	87^th	9643
3	Urbanization(% , Census 2011)	24	96^th	1401
4	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	153026	109^th	5397
5	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	217194	120^th	5897
6	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	150461	133^rd	7270
7	Number of households(Number , Census 2011)	318214	201^st	9710
8	# of Households with 1 married couple	223006	227^th	5916
9	Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)	495956	288^th	8542
10	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1378	381^st	4321

Negative Metrics:

Population: 39,256 | Population Rank: 557^th

Area (KM²): 1,936 | Area Rank: 590^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Formal Jobs as a % of working Pop(%,DPE 2022)	2	122^nd	5309
2	Govt Jobs as a % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)	2	151^st	7638

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of State Government Jobs	25127	66^th	9216
2	Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)	62963	208^th	9597
3	Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)	1121530	285^th	6865
4	Number of Companies	1876	350^th	7143
5	Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)	2531	407^th	1379
6	Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )	816	408^th	3832
7	Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)	760882	447^th	6205
8	Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)	16177	505^th	4848

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

Q - Does Prarang do surveys to collect data ? How does Prarang have such granular district level details which no private or public data source offers ?
A - Prarang does not do surveys to collect data. We mostly use Public sources of data - both government census, surveys, reports and private surveys whose results are available in news media & public websites. We follow a three-fold Indian logic ( Tarkashastra) method of information/data classification - We collect Pramana ( Evidence based i.e. Census, Reliable Surveys etc) data & then do Anumana ( Estimation modelling ) to Geo tag fill data in the residual Districts/DHQ (District HQ), to ensure data completion for "All India". We then do Upamana ( comparison) i.e. rank all districts/DHQs for a relative comparison. For each data field, the Samana ( Country Average) is calculated to again rank all districts/DHQs on Rank Above or Rank Below the Samana/Average. All our data sources, and our estimation modeling methods are transparently shared on each data field title , and can be accessed by clicking on the "i" icon.

Q - What data does Prarang offer for free & what do we have to pay for ? How do we pay & will an invoice with GST details be available on payment ?
A - All Upamana ( comparison ranks of India locations) is available for free. Currently, ranks for each of the 768 India districts/DHQs ,in over 350+ data fields , are available on Prarang Analytics. There are 3 India Analytic products ( India Market Planner, India Ad Planner & India Development Planner) with respective Standard data-field available for free comparison & free sharing, for a limited period of time. But one can optionally add any of the additional data fields ( absolute data) & juxtapose them for download against the standard data-fields, for a charge. Depending on how many Cities/Districts & how many optional data-fields are selected, your cart will reflect the total amount required to be paid. Payment can be done using the payment gateway, in the final step. An invoice with GST details will be auto-generated on successful payment.

Q - Does Prarang take responsibility for the absolute data fields which we buy from it, along with the calculation of the associated ranks ?
A - Prarang does not do any surveys. It does data modelling & estimations on the basis of the third- party census & surveys, already in the public domain. It also shares the source of the data it uses. Users need to make their own judgement of how, for what purpose & when they use the data which they download from this Prarang website.

Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important government survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation. Many government sources are following a regular frequency (Eg. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) etc) however, many other data-fields including GDP by State & Crime Rates by State, are not being reported at a regular frequency.

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