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Shimla district
Shimla district is a 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 987 metres (3,238 ft) to 4,500 metres (14,764 ft).
Shimla district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Shimla City, Rashtrapati Niwas, view of Theog, Chandranahan Shangla Pass, Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan | |
| Nickname: The Queen of Hills | |
Location in Himachal Pradesh | |
| 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 | |
| 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 populated district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra and Mandi.[1] It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh.
Administrative structure
| 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 = 17
|
| 6 | Towns | (9) Shimla, Rampur, 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 |
Access
Kalka-Shimla train
Jubbarhatti Airport
By road
Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between the major towns and Shimla:
- Kalka - 80 km
- Patiala - 172 km
- Chandigarh - 119 km
- Ambala - 166 km
- Delhi - 380 km
- Agra - 568 km
- Amritsar - 342 km
- Jammu (via Pathankot) - 482 km
- Srinagar - 787 km
- Jaipur - 629 km
- Dharmsala (via Mandi) - 290 km
- Dharamsala (via Hamirpur) - 235 km
- Dalhousie - 345 km
- Chamba - 401 km
- Kullu - 235 km
- Manali - 280 km
- Mandi - 153 km
- Palampur - 270 km
- Dehradoon - 275 km
- Rampur - 132 km
- Kumarsain - 80 km
- Narkanda - 60 km
- Rohru - 129 km
- Theog - 28 km
- Chaupal - 100 km
Climate
| Climate data for Shimla (1951–1980) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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:[8] | ||
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 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%. 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]
Religion
| Religion | 1941[10]: 42 | 2011[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Hinduism | 29,466[a] | 76.38% | 791,449 | 97.23% |
| Islam | 7,022 | 18.2% | 11,810 | 1.45% |
| Sikhism | 1,032 | 2.68% | 4,047 | 0.5% |
| Christianity | 508 | 1.32% | 2,025 | 0.25% |
| Others[b] | 548 | 1.42% | 4,679 | 0.57% |
| Total population | 38,576 | 100% | 814,010 | 100% |
Language
At the time of the 2011 census of India, 67.61% of the population recorded their language as Pahadi, 20.31% Hindi, 4.63% Nepali, 1.39% Punjabi and 1.05% Kangri as their first language.[11]
Politics
| No. | Constituency | Member | Party | Remarks | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Chopal | Balbir Singh Verma | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
| 61 | Theog | Rakesh Singha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [12] | ||
| 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 | [13][14] | |
| Rohit Thakur | Indian National Congress | Member from 30.10.2021 | [15][16] | |||
| 66 | Rampur (SC) | Nand Lal | Indian National Congress | |||
| 67 | Rohru (SC) | Mohan Lal Brakta | Indian National Congress | |||
Villages
Notes
- ^ Including Ad-Dharmis
- ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
References
- ^ a b c "District Census Handbook: Shimla" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Subdivisions & Blocks | Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Tehsils | Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Tehsils | Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Subdivisions & Blocks | Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ . India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Himachal Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Rakesh Singha". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ . Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Former Himachal minister, BJP leader Narendra Bragta passes away at PGI". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2021. from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Rohit Thakur". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). from the original on 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh: Rohit Thakur beats BJP rebel to secure Jubbal-Kotkhai". The Indian Express. 3 November 2021. from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links
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- Official website of the Shimla district