District Profile of Shimla District - Himachal GK - Himachal Pariksha
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District Name
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Shimla
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Year of Foundation
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1966
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Headquarters
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Shimla
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Geo. Location
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30 Degree 45' to 31 Degree 44' North Latitude
77 Degree 00' to 78 Degree 19' East Longitude.
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Geo. Area
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3,151 Sq. km
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%age of Area to the total Geographical Area of H.P.
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9.22%
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Boundaries
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North - Mandi & Kullu District
South - Sirmour District
East - Kinnaur District
West - Solan District
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Altitude
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2,130 m
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No. of Vidhan Sabha Seats
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8 (Chopal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Kasumpti, Rampur, Rohru, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Theog)
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No. of Sub-Divisions
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8 (Chopal, Dodra Kwar, Kumarsain, Rampur, Rohru, Shimla(Rural), Shimla(Urban), Theog)
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No. of Development Blocks
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11 (Basantpur, Mashobra, Chohara, Chopal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Nankhari, Dodra-Kwar, Narkanda, Rampur, Rohru, Theog)
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No. of Tehsiles
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15 (Chopal, Chirgaon, Dodra-Kwar, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Kumarsain, Rampur, Nerwa, Rohru, Shimla(Rural), Shimla(Urban), Sunni, Theog, Kupvi, Nankhari)
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No. of Sub-Tehsils
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10 (Jangla, Teklech, Dhami, Junga, Kotgarh , Deha, Tikkar, Jalog, Sarahan, Saraswati Nagar)
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No. of Municipal Corporation
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Shimla
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No. of Gram Panchayats
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363
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Population Density & Other Ratios of Shimla District
Census
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2001
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2011
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Total Population
Males
Females
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7,21,745
3,80,244
3,41,501
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8,14,010
4,25,039
3,88,971
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Population Density
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141
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159
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%age of Population to the total Population of H.P.
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11.88%
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11.86%
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Decennial Growth Rate
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+16.90%
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+12.58%
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Sex Ratio
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898
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916
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SC Population
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1,88,787
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2,15,777
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%age of SC Population
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26.13%
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26.50%
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ST Population
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4,112
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8,755
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%age of ST Population
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0.57%
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1.1%
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Literacy Rate
Males
Female
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79.68%
87.72%
70.68%
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84.55%
90.73%
77.80%
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