Shimla district
Shimla is a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Its headquarters is the state capital of Shimla. Neighbouring districts are Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhand in the southeast, Solan to the southwest and Sirmaur in the south. The elevation of the district ranges from to.
As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Himachal Pradesh, after Kangra and Mandi. It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh.
The most commonly practised religion in the district is Hinduism. Hindi and Pahari are the languages spoken. Tourism and agriculture/horticulture are the majors source of income.
Administrative structure
| Sl. No. | Particulars | Description |
| 1 | Geographical Area | 5,131 km2 |
| 2 | Area of H.P. | 9.22% |
| 3 | Tehsils | Rampur, Kumarsain, Seoni, Shimla, Shimla, Theog, Chaupal, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Rohru, Chirgaon, Dodra-Kawar, Nerwa, Kupvi, Nankhari |
| 4 | Sub-Tehsils | Taklech, Junga, Deha, Tikkar, Kotgarh, Dhami, Jalog, Sarahan, Jangla, Saraswati Nagar |
| 5 | Towns | Rampur, Kumarsain, Narkanda, Theog, Seoni, Chaupal, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru |
| 6 | Sub-Divisions | Shimla, Shimla, Theog, Chaupal, Rampur, Rohru, Kumarsain, Dodra-Kawar |
| 7 | C.D. Blocks | Mashobra, Theog, Chaupal, Rampur, Narkanda, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru, Chirgaon, Basantpur, Nankhari |
| 8 | Legislative Assembly | Rampur, Shimla, Shimla, Theog, Chaupal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru, Kasumpati |
| 9 | Villages | 2,914 |
| 10 | Inhabited | 2,520 |
| 11 | Uninhabited | 394 |
| 12 | Density | 159 person per km2 |
| 13 | Panchayts | 363 |
Access
By road
Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between the major towns and Shimla:- Kalka - 80 km
- Patiala - 172 km
- Chandigarh - 119 km
- Ambala - 166 km
- Delhi - 380 km
- Agra - 568 km
- Amritsar - 342 km
- Jammu - 482 km
- Srinagar - 787 km
- Jaipur - 629 km
- Dharmsala - 290 km
- Dharamsala - 235 km
- Dalhousie - 345 km
- Chamba - 401 km
- Kullu - 235 km
- Manali - 280 km
- Mandi - 153 km
- Palampur - 270 km
- Dehradoon - 275 km
- Rampur - 132 km
- Kumarsain - 84 km
- Rohru - 129 km
- Theog - 28 km
- Chaupal - 100 km
- Narkanda - 65 km
Climate
Demographics
According to the 2011 census the district had a population of 814,010, This gives it a ranking of 483rd in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.67%. Shimla has a sex ratio of 915 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.64%.It has the highest urban population of all districts in Himachal. The urban population forms 24.77% of the district.
At the 2011 census, 68% of the population identified their first language as Pahari, 20% chose Hindi, 4.6% – Nepali, 1.4% – Punjabi, and 1% – Kangri.
Statistics
As of Census of India 2001- Population count - 813,384
- *Males - 424,486
- *Females - 388,898
- Sex ratio - 916
- Growth - 12.58%
- Rural - 555,269
- Urban - 167,233
- Scheduled Caste population - 188,787
- *Percentage to total population - 26.13%
- Scheduled Tribe population - 4,112
- *Percentage to total population - 0.57%
- Number of households - 1 54,693
- Household size - 5
Literacy and education levels
- Literates
- *Persons - 619,427
- *Males - 347,013
- *Females - 272,414
- Literacy rate
- *Persons - 84.55%
- *Males - 90.73%
- *Females - 77.80%
Education level attained
- *Without level - 11,640
- *Below primary - 97,060
- *Primary - 114,805
- *Middle - 78,995
- *Matric/Higher Secondary/Diploma - 153,284
- *Graduate and above - 48,464
Age groups
- 0 – 4 years - 59,305
- 5 – 14 years - 149,801
- 15 – 59 years - 455,784
- 60 years and above - 57,612
Major towns
- Shimla - 142,555
- Rampur - 9,653
- Rohru - 8,205
- Chaupal - 6786
- Kumarsain - 5461
- Theog - 5435
Type of house (% of households occupying)
- Permanent - 83.2
- Semi-permanent - 14.6
- Temporary - 2.2