District Profile of Shimla District - Himachal GK - Himachal Pariksha



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District Name
Shimla
Year of Foundation
1966
Headquarters
Shimla
Geo. Location
30 Degree 45' to 31 Degree 44' North Latitude
77 Degree 00' to 78 Degree 19' East Longitude.
Geo. Area
3,151 Sq. km
%age of Area to the total Geographical Area of H.P.
9.22%
Boundaries
North - Mandi & Kullu District
South - Sirmour District
East - Kinnaur District
West - Solan District
Altitude
2,130 m
No. of Vidhan Sabha Seats
8 (Chopal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Kasumpti, Rampur, Rohru, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Theog)
No. of Sub-Divisions
8 (Chopal, Dodra Kwar, Kumarsain, Rampur, Rohru, Shimla(Rural), Shimla(Urban), Theog)
No. of Development Blocks
11 (Basantpur, Mashobra, Chohara, Chopal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Nankhari, Dodra-Kwar, Narkanda, Rampur, Rohru, Theog)
No. of Tehsiles
15 (Chopal, Chirgaon, Dodra-Kwar, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Kumarsain, Rampur, Nerwa, Rohru, Shimla(Rural), Shimla(Urban), Sunni, Theog, Kupvi, Nankhari)
No. of Sub-Tehsils
10 (Jangla, Teklech, Dhami, Junga, Kotgarh , Deha, Tikkar, Jalog, Sarahan, Saraswati Nagar)
No. of Municipal Corporation
Shimla
No. of Gram Panchayats
363

Population Density & Other Ratios of Shimla District

Census
2001
2011
Total Population
Males
Females
7,21,745
3,80,244
3,41,501
8,14,010
4,25,039
3,88,971
Population Density
141
159
%age of Population to the total Population of H.P.
11.88%
11.86%
Decennial Growth Rate
+16.90%
+12.58%
Sex Ratio
898
916
SC Population
1,88,787
2,15,777
%age of SC Population
26.13%
26.50%
ST Population
4,112
8,755
%age of ST Population
0.57%
1.1%
Literacy Rate
Males
Female
79.68%
87.72%
70.68%
84.55%
90.73%
77.80%

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