District of Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: 8.1 lakh people, one story

People
8,14,010
Area
5,131 km²
Literacy
83.64%
Sex ratio
915
#1 in Himachal PradeshUrban population: 24.7%. Rank 1 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshHousehold industry workers: 1.8 % of workers. Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshPopulation: 8,14,010. Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 1.1 % of people. Rank 11 of 12.See the numbers →

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ShimlaHimachal Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Shimla are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Shimla in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.1 lakh#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area5,131 km²#6/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density159 per km²#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 123
Sex ratio915 females per 1000 males#9/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#6/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 909
Literacy rate83.64%#6/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 82.80
Female literacy77.13%#5/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 75.93
Urban population24.7%#1/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 10.0

People & society

83.6% can read. 915 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.689.5
Female literacy
77.175.9
Scheduled Castes
26.525.2
Scheduled Tribes
1.15.7
Living in towns
24.710.0

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.2%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.3 lakh workers, 52.9% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 58.0%
    • Farm labourers 6.1%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.048.7
      Latrine at home
      32.934.8
      Tap water
      44.445.1
      LPG / PNG
      29.019.4
      Phone
      43.141.4
      Television
      35.037.5
      Bicycle
      0.74.8
      Two-wheeler
      2.27.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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