Shimla District

Population: 813,384 (2011)

State: Himachal Pradesh

Language: Hindi, Pahari

Headquarters: Shimla

 

Area: 5131 square kilometers

Density of population: 159 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 84.55 % - Male: 90.73 %, Female: 77.80 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:916

 

Boundaries of Shimla District

 

North: Kullu District, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh

South West: Sirmaur District, Himachal Pradesh

South East: Uttarakhand

East: Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh

West: Solan District, Himachal Pradesh

 

Shimla District Average Rainfall: 804.5 mm

Shimla District Average Temperature in Summer: 28.17 deg C

Shimla District Average Temperature in Winter: 10.88 deg C

 

SHIMLA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Sutlej, River Giri, River Pabbar

Sub Divisions: Shimla Urban, Shimla Rural, Theog, Rampur, Chaupal, Rohru, Dodra Kewar

Tehsils: Shimla Urban, Shimla Rural, Seoni, Theog, Kotkhai, Rampur, Kumarsain, Chaupal, Rohru, Jubbal, Chidgaon, Dodra Kewar

Sub Tehsils: Cheta, Nankhari, Tikkar, Junga, Narwan

Assembly Constituencies: Chopal, Rampur, Kasumpti, Shimla, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Theog, Shimla Rural, Rohru

 

Shimla District Nearby Attractions

 

1. The Mall

2. Christ Church

3. Jakhu Hill

4. Shimla State Museum

5. Indian Institute of Advanced Study

6. Summer Hill

7. Annandale

8. Tara Devi

9. Sankat Mochan

10. Junga

11. Anand Vilas

12. Naldehra

13. Kufri

14. Mashobra

15. Chail

16. Arki

17. Sanjauli

 

Shimla District Facts: This is the third most populous district of Himachal Pradesh after Kangra and Mandi.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Apples, peach, plums, pears

 

Flora: Pine, deodar, oak, rhododendron

 

What is Shimla District Famous For: Apples

 

Famous People From Shimla District: Ashish R Mohal, Pratibha Singh, Salmaan Taseer, M S Bhanga, Munni Baji, Praneet Kaur, Anupam Kher, Kalpana Kartik, Singhi Ram, Preity Zinta

 

Shimla District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Shimla District