Shimla is a district in Himachal Pradesh State of India. It has a total of 16 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 5,131 sq km. There are 11 towns and 3,231 villages in this district.
As per census Shimla District has a population of 814,010 in 2011 out of which 425,039 are male and 388,971 are female. Population of Shimla District in 2020/2021 is 864,308(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 612,642 out of 342,846 are male and 269,796 are female. People living in Shimla District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 430,926 out of which men are 258,628 and women are 172,298. Total 156,511 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 94,790 are cultivated by men and 61,721 are women. 17,486 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 11,326 and 6,160 are women. Shimla District sex ratio is 915 females per 1000 of males. Next Shimla District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 5,131 sq km., 55 sq km is urban and 5076 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 903,552 in the district, 201,351 are in urban area and 612,659 are in rural area. 54,508 households are in urban, 129,854 are in rural area. 171,930 literate people are in urban, 440,712 are in rural area.
Geography of Shimla
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampur | 77,542 | 40,683 | 36,859 | 18,484 |
| Nankhari | 26,238 | 13,292 | 12,946 | 6,075 |
| Kumharsain | 43,062 | 21,888 | 21,174 | 10,346 |
| Seoni | 35,379 | 17,682 | 17,697 | 7,354 |
| Shimla | 253,960 | 137,174 | 116,786 | 63,900 |
| Junga | 13,398 | 6,834 | 6,564 | 2,556 |
| Theog | 84,684 | 43,219 | 41,465 | 17,469 |
| Chaupal | 31,118 | 16,008 | 15,110 | 6,640 |
| Cheta | 19,460 | 10,094 | 9,366 | 3,139 |
| Nerua | 36,517 | 18,751 | 17,766 | 6,804 |
| Jubbal | 37,637 | 19,344 | 18,293 | 8,219 |
| Kotkhai | 39,205 | 20,095 | 19,110 | 8,940 |
| Tikar | 13,806 | 7,202 | 6,604 | 3,130 |
| Rohru | 49,490 | 25,607 | 23,883 | 11,002 |
| Chirgaon | 46,142 | 23,839 | 22,303 | 9,089 |
| Dodra Kwar | 6,372 | 3,327 | 3,045 | 1,215 |