Shimla is one of district of Himachal Pradesh in India. There are 17 Tehsils, 3231 villages and 11 towns in Shimla district.
As per the Census India 2011, Shimla district has 184362 households, population of 814010 of which 425039 are males and 388971 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 81564 which is 10.02% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Shimla district is around
915 compared to
972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Shimla district is 75.26% out of which 80.66% males are literate and 69.36% females are literate. The total area of Shimla is 5131 sq.km with population density of 159 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 75.26% of population lives in Urban area and 24.74% lives in Rural area. There are 26.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.08% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shimla district.
Shimla Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 814010 | 100% |
| Hindu | 791449 | 97.23% |
| Muslim | 11810 | 1.45% |
| Sikh | 4047 | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 3262 | 0.4% |
| Christian | 2025 | 0.25% |
| Religion not stated | 1035 | 0.13% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 197 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 185 | 0.02% |
Shimla Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 55.43 | 5075.57 |
| Number of households | 54508 | 129854 |
| Total Population | 201351 | 612659 |
| Population (%) | 55% | 48.7% |
| Male Population | 110744 | 314295 |
| Female Population | 90607 | 298364 |
| Sex Ratio | 818 | 949 |
| Literacy (%) | 85.39% | 71.93% |
List of Tehsils in Shimla
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