| Voice of Siramaur :
Sherjang
The condition of roads is very bad. This results in loss of income
from transfer of agricultural products (like fruits & vegetables)
from the district to the main market. This also has increased air
pollution in the district.
Children are yet to receive primary education. Lack of teachers
is another main concern in the education sector of the district.
Mid Day Meal programme is not that successful, specially in the
primary section of the schools.
Siramaur District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2825.0 Km2
Population in Sirmaur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 5,30,164
Male : 2,76,801
Female : 2,53,363
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 13728
In seeing : 6152
In speech : 1081
In hearing : 1458
In movement : 3684
Mental : 1353
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 156
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 477 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 193 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Siramaur District
Origin of the Name
About the origin of the name,”Sirmour” there
are quite a few surmises. One view being that
the state derived its name as Sirmour because of the senior
position it held amongst the princely hill
states. Another version is that
at the earliest times the capital of the state was at Sirmour
and the state was so called after the name of the capital. But,how
the word Sirmour originated is not known. Third version being that
the state was founded by Raja Rasaloo of
Jaisalmer whose one of the ancestor’s name was Sirmour
and who belonged to Rasaloo family. Beyond this, nothing
definite is traceable.
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