| Shimla district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Himachal Pradesh |
| Nickname: | The Queen of Hills |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Shimla |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Aditya Negi, IAS |
| Leader Title2: | Superintendent of Police |
| Leader Name2: | Sanjay Gandhi, IPS |
| Leader Title3: | Lok Sabha Constituencies |
| Leader Name3: | Shimla |
| Leader Title4: | Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5131 |
| Population Total: | 814010 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 3rd |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Demographics Type2: | Demographics |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 916 |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Literacy |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 84.55 |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Literacy: male |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 90.73 |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Literacy: female |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 77.80 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 171xxx |
| Area Code: | 91 177 xxxxxxx |
| Iso Code: | IN-HP |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Largest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Shimla |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Precipitation |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 1520mm |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 17°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 22°C |
| Blank5 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank5 Info Sec2: | 4°C |
Shimla district, known as Simla district until 1972, is one of the twelve districts of 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 987m (3,238feet) to 4500m (14,800feet).
As of 2011, it is the third most populated district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra and Mandi.[1] It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh.
| Sl. No. | Particulars | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geographical Area | 5,131 km2 | |
| 2 | Area (out of total area) of H.P. | 9.22% | |
| 3 | Sub-Divisions[2] | Total = 11
| |
| 4 | Tehsils[3] | Total = 17 | |
| 5 | Sub-Tehsils[4] | Total = 9 | |
| 6 | Towns | (10) Shimla, Rampur, Kumarsain, Narkanda, Theog, Seoni, Chaupal, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru | |
| 7 | C.D. Blocks[5] | (12) Mashobra, Theog, Chaupal, Rampur, Narkanda, Jubbal Kotkhai, Rohru, Chohara, Basantpur, Nankhari, Totu, Kupvi | |
| 8 | Legislative Assembly | (8) | |
| 9 | Villages | 2,914 | |
| 10 | Inhabited | 2,520 | |
| 11 | Uninhabited | 394 | |
| 12 | Density | 159 person per km2 | |
| 13 | Panchayts | 363 |
Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between the major towns and Shimla:
According to the 2011 census, the district had a population of 814,010. This gives it a ranking of 483rd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 159PD/sqkm. 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%. 24.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 26.51% and 1.08% of the population respectively.[1]
| 2011[6] | |||
| 791,449 | |||
| 11,810 | |||
| 4,047 | |||
| 3,262 | |||
| 2,025 | |||
| 185 | |||
| Others | 1,232 | ||
| Total population | 814,010 |
| 1901[7] | 1911[8] [9] | 1921[10] | 1931[11] | 1941[12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,299 | 29,047 | 33,228 | 28,661 | 29,466 | |||||||
| 6,675 | 5,820 | 6,953 | 5,810 | 7,022 | |||||||
| 2,798 | 3,666 | 3,823 | 1,540 | 934 | |||||||
| 544 | 693 | 1,173 | 760 | 1,032 | |||||||
| 32 | 49 | 90 | 1 | 114 | |||||||
| 3 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 0 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 5 | |||||||
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total population | 40,351 | 39,320 | 45,327 | 36,786 | 38,576 | ||||||
| Others | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimla Tehsil | 23,237 | 6,727 | 1,171 | 3,726 | 85 | 57 | 35,003 | ||||||||
| Kot Khai Tehsil | 9,991 | 226 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 10,324 | ||||||||
| Others | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimla Tehsil | 17,950 | 6,825 | 1,024 | 439 | 114 | 434 | 26,786 | ||||||||
| Kot Khai Tehsil | 11,516 | 197 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 11,790 | ||||||||
| 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373,886 | 386,953 | 292,768 | 317,390 | 345,716 | |||||||
| 11,535 | 11,374 | 9,551 | 10,017 | 10,812 | |||||||
| 2,223 | 2,709 | 2,052 | 1,308 | 10 | |||||||
| 1,318 | 2,911 | 2,040 | 1,817 | 2,693 | |||||||
| 274 | 172 | 142 | 141 | 126 | |||||||
| 113 | 224 | 164 | 176 | 161 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total population | 389,349 | 404,343 | 306,718 | 330,850 | 359,520 | ||||||
At the time of the 2011 census of India, 67.61% of the population recorded their language as Pahari, 20.31% Hindi, 4.63% Nepali, 1.39% Punjabi and 1.05% Kangri as their first language.[13]