Shimla is a district in 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 987 metres (3,238 ft) to 4,500 metres (14,764 ft).
Shimla district | |
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District of Himachal Pradesh | |
Nickname: The Queen of Hills | |
Country | India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Shimla |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Aditya Negi, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Monika Bhutunguru, IPS |
• Lok Sabha Constituencies | Shimla |
• Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies |
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Area | |
• Total | 5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 814,010 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Demographics | |
• Sex ratio | 916 |
• Literacy | 84.55 |
• Literacy: male | 90.73 |
• Literacy: female | 77.80 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Area code | 91 177 xxxxxxx |
ISO 3166 code | IN-HP |
Largest city | Shimla |
Climate | ETh (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,520 millimetres (60 in) |
Avg. annual temperature | 17 °C (63 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 4 °C (39 °F) |
Website | hpshimla |
As of 2011 it is the third most populous 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 |
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1 | Geographical Area | 5,131 km2 |
2 | Area (out of total area) of H.P. | 9.22% |
3 | Sub-Divisions | Total = 8
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4 | Tehsils | Total = 17 |
5 | Sub-Tehsils | Total = 10 |
6 | Towns | (9) Rampur, Kumarsain, Narkanda, Theog, Seoni, Chaupal, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru |
7 | C.D. Blocks | (10) Mashobra, Theog, Chaupal, Rampur, Narkanda, Jubbal, Rohru, Chirgaon, Basantpur, Nankhari |
8 | Legislative Assembly | (8)
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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:
Climate data for Shimla (1951–1980) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.6 (2.15) |
47.2 (1.86) |
59.4 (2.34) |
41.1 (1.62) |
56.4 (2.22) |
175.6 (6.91) |
376.5 (14.82) |
335.1 (13.19) |
190.2 (7.49) |
46.2 (1.82) |
13.8 (0.54) |
16.0 (0.63) |
1,424.8 (56.09) |
Average rainy days | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 84.8 |
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[2][3] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1904 | 230,144 | — |
1906 | 223,701 | −1.41% |
1921 | 228,138 | +0.13% |
1931 | 238,280 | +0.44% |
1941 | 259,656 | +0.86% |
1951 | 286,111 | +0.97% |
1961 | 341,461 | +1.78% |
1971 | 419,844 | +2.09% |
1981 | 510,932 | +1.98% |
1991 | 617,404 | +1.91% |
2001 | 722,502 | +1.58% |
2011 | 814,010 | +1.20% |
source:[4] |
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According to the 2011 census the district had a population of 814,010,[6] This gives it a ranking of 483rd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 159 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi). 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%.[6] It has the highest urban population of all districts in Himachal. The urban population forms 24.77% of the district.
As of Census of India 2001
Total - 504,330
Total inhabited villages - 2,520
No. | Constituency | Member | Party | Remarks | Reference | |
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60 | Chopal | Balbir Singh Verma | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
61 | Theog | Rakesh Singha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [8] | ||
62 | Kasumpati | Anirudh Singh | Indian National Congress | |||
63 | Shimla | Suresh Bhardwaj | Bhartiya Janata Party | Urban Development Minister | ||
64 | Shimla Rural | Vikramaditya Singh | Indian National Congress | |||
65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | Narinder Bragta‡ | Bhartiya Janata Party | Member until June 2021 | [9][10] | |
Rohit Thakur | Indian National Congress | Member from 30.10.2021 | [11][12] | |||
66 | Rampur (SC) | Nand Lal | Indian National Congress | |||
67 | Rohru (SC) | Mohan Lal Brakta | Indian National Congress |
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