Shimla Census 2011

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Population of Shimla

Shimla district is located in Himachal Pradesh . Population of Shimla district is 813384 as per Census 2011. Shimla is 3th most Populous district out of total 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh and it is 483th most Populous district in India.The population density of Shimla is 159 Persons per square Km.It is 8th most densely populated out of 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh and it is 539th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Shimla

Total Literacy rate of Shimla is 84.55%. This means 84.55 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 6 in terms of literacy rate out of total 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh and 483 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Shimla is 90.73% while female literacy stands at 77.8%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Shimla

Sex-ratio of Shimla is 916 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Shimla

Area of Shimla is 5115.62 Sq. Km. It is 6th largest district in Himachal Pradesh and 220th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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