page_title: Solan
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Solan / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Twinkling hills of solan city at night
context_page_description: Solan is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. The largest municipal council of Himachal Pradesh, it is located 45.5 kilometres south of the state capital, Shimla, at an average elevation of 1,550 metres. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini Devi. Every year in June, a fair venerating the goddess is held, featuring a 3-day mela at the central Thodo ground. Solan was the capital of the erstwhile princely state, Baghat.
  It is known as the "Mushroom city of India" because of the vast mushroom farming in the area as well as the Directorate of Mushroom Research situated at Chambaghat.
  Solan is also called the "City of Red Gold", due to the bulk production of tomatoes in the area. The city is situated between Chandigarh and Shimla on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway-22. The narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla railway passes through Solan. Located on the Punjab-Himachal Border, Solan is nestled in the Shivalik hills of the Himalayas.
  Solan has ancient temples and monasteries, and the city has one of the oldest breweries in the country. This city also has a 300-year-old fort located at the top of a hill.
context_section_description: According to the 2011 Indian census, Solan city has a population of 39,256 making it the second largest city of Himachal after Shimla. Solan had an average literacy rate of 85.02.
  Solan is a Municipal Council city. It is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Solan Municipal Council has population of 39,256 of which 21,182 are males while 18,074 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
  Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 3524 which is 8.98% of total population of Solan (M Cl). In Solan Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 853 against state average of 972. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Solan is around 886 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate of Solan city is 93.02% higher than state average of 82.80%. In Solan, Male literacy is around 94.01% while female literacy rate is 91.86%.
  Solan Municipal Council has total administration over 9,803 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
  Solan Work Profile
  Out of total population, 15,640 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 12,147 were males while 3,493 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 15640 working population, 93.31% were engaged in Main Work while 6.69% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
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  City area
  Solan Planning Area covers 3343 hectares = 33.43 km² of land (Largest city area in Himachal Pradesh).
caption: Twinkling hills of solan city at night
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