# Shimla district > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shimla_district > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shimla_district.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla_district > Source revision: 1351778763 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Shimla district | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_Himachal_Pradesh) of [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh) | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = Cityscape of Shimla.jpg |photo1b = The Viceregal Lodge, Simla.JPG |photo2a = Sarahan-Bhimakali-08-gje.jpg |photo2b = Tanni Jubbar Lake.jpg |photo3a = Chandranahan Sangla Pass Kinnaur-Shimla-11.jpg }} | image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [Shimla](/source/Shimla) City, [Rashtrapati Niwas](/source/Rashtrapati_Niwas), Tani Jubbar Lake near [Narkanda](/source/Narkanda), Chandranahan Sangla Pass, [Bhimakali Temple](/source/Bhimakali_Temple) at [Sarahan](/source/Sarahan) | nickname = The Queen of Hills | image_map = {{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=225 |frame-height=225 |frame-align=center |text= '''Shimla district''' |type=shape |id=Q1921404 |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=2 |title= Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh |type2=line|id2=Q1177|stroke-width2=1|stroke-colour2=#0000ff|title2=Himachal Pradesh }} | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India) | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [Shimla](/source/Shimla) | leader_title = [Deputy Commissioner](/source/Deputy_Commissioner_(India)) | leader_name = Anupam Kashyap, [IAS](/source/Indian_Administrative_Service) | leader_title2 = [Superintendent of Police](/source/Superintendent_of_Police_(India)) | leader_name2 = Sanjay Gandhi, [IPS](/source/Indian_Police_Service) | leader_title3 = [Lok Sabha Constituencies](/source/List_of_Constituencies_of_the_Lok_Sabha) | leader_name3 = [Shimla](/source/Shimla_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) | leader_title4 = Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies | leader_name4 = {{collapsible list|title= |[Shimla](/source/Shimla_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))|[Shimla Rural](/source/Shimla_Rural_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)) |[Rampur](/source/Rampur_(Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency))|[Kasumpti](/source/Kasumpati_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))|[Theog](/source/Theog_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))|[Jubbal-Kotkhai](/source/Jubbal-Kotkhai_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)) |[Rohru](/source/Rohru_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))|[Chopal](/source/Chopal_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))}} | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 5131 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 814010 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = 3rd | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language) | demographics_type2 = Demographics | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = [Mahasu Pahari](/source/Mahasu_Pahari){{cite web| website=Literary Herald |title=Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://tlhjournal.com/uploads/products/35.shradha-shandil-article.pdf?utm_}} | demographics2_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics2_info2 = 916 | demographics2_title3 = Literacy | demographics2_info3 = 84.55 | demographics2_title4 = Literacy: male | demographics2_info4 = 90.73 | demographics2_title5 = Literacy: female | demographics2_info5 = 77.80 | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 171xxx | area_code = 91 177 xxxxxxx | iso_code = IN-HP | blank1_name_sec1 = Largest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Shimla | blank1_name_sec2 = [Climate](/source/Climate_of_India) | blank1_info_sec2 = [ETh](/source/Climatic_regions_of_India) {{small|([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification))}} | blank2_name_sec2 = [Precipitation](/source/Precipitation_(meteorology)) | blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|1520|mm|in}} | blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. annual temperature | blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|17|°C|°F}} | blank4_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature | blank4_info_sec2 = {{convert|22|°C|°F}} | blank5_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature | blank5_info_sec2 = {{convert|4|°C|°F}} | website = {{URL|http://hpshimla.nic.in/welcome.asp}} }} '''Shimla district''', known as '''Simla district''' until 1972, is one of the [twelve districts](/source/District_(India)) of the state of [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh) in northern India. Its headquarters is the state capital of [Shimla](/source/Shimla). Neighbouring districts are [Mandi](/source/Mandi_District) and [Kullu](/source/Kullu_district) in the north, [Kinnaur](/source/Kinnaur) in the east, [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand) in the southeast, [Solan](/source/Solan_district) to the southwest and [Sirmaur](/source/Sirmaur_District) in the south. The elevation of the district ranges from {{convert|987|m|ft|0}} to {{convert|4500|m|ft|0}}. Shimla district culturally is part of the [Mahasu region](/source/Mahasu_(region)).{{Cite web |title=Rampur Bushahar News: अरुण फाल्टा फिर बने महासू जिला अध्यक्ष |url=https://www.amarujala.com/himachal-pradesh/rampur-bushahar/arun-falta-becomes-mahasu-district-president-bjp-theog-shimla-rampur-hp-news-c-178-1-ssml1034-127814-2025-01-06 |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}{{Cite web |last=scapebureau |first=Himachal |date=2025-10-17 |title=High Court allows Diwali at Mahasu temple, bans torches and processions in residential areas |url=https://himachalscape.com/high-court-allows-diwali-at-mahasu-temple-bans-torches-and-processions-in-residential-areas/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |language=en-GB}} As of 2011, it is the third most populated district of Himachal Pradesh (out of [12](/source/List_of_districts_of_Himachal_Pradesh)), after [Kangra](/source/Kangra_district) and [Mandi](/source/Mandi_district).{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Shimla |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/482/download/1576/DH_2011_0211_PART_A_DCHB_SHIMLA.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh. == Administrative structure == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:550px; margin:0 0 1em 1em; background:#f4f5f6; border:#c6c7c8 solid;" |- ! Sl. No. || Particulars || Description |- | 1 || Geographical Area || 5,131 km2 |- | 2 || Area (out of total area) of H.P. || 9.22% |- | 3 || Sub-Divisions{{Cite web |title=Subdivisions & Blocks {{!}} Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpshimla.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |language=en-US}}|| Total = 11 *[Shimla Urban](/source/Shimla) *[Shimla Rural](/source/Shimla) *[Theog](/source/Theog) *[Chaupal](/source/Chaupal%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Rohru](/source/Rohru) *[Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain) *Dodra-Kawar *[Jubbal](/source/Jubbal) *Kupvi *[Kotkhai](/source/Kotkhai) |- | 4 || Tehsils{{Cite web |title=Tehsils {{!}} Shimla District, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpshimla.nic.in/tehsil/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |language=en-US}}|| Total = 17 *[Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain) *[Seoni](/source/Seoni%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Shimla Urban](/source/Shimla) *[Shimla Rural](/source/Shimla) *[Theog](/source/Theog) *[Chaupal](/source/Chaupal%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Jubbal](/source/Jubbal) *[Kotkhai](/source/Kotkhai) *[Rohru](/source/Rohru) *Chirgaon *Dodra-Kawar *[Nerwa](/source/Nerwa%2C_Shimla) *Kupvi *[Nankhari](/source/Nankhari) *[Tikkar](/source/Tikkar) *[Junga](/source/Junga%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) |- | 5 || Sub-Tehsils|| Total = 9 * Taklech ([Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh)) * [Sarahan](/source/Sarahan) ([Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh)) * Deha ([Theog](/source/Theog)) * [Kotgarh](/source/Kotgarh) ([Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain)) * [Dhami](/source/Dhami_State) ([Shimla](/source/Shimla)(R)) * Jalog ([Seoni](/source/Seoni%2C_Himachal_Pradesh)) * Jangla (Chirgaon) * [Saraswati Nagar](/source/Sawra) ([Jubbal](/source/Jubbal)) * Kalbog ([Kotkhai](/source/Kotkhai)) |- | 6 || Towns || (10) [Shimla](/source/Shimla), [Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh), [Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain), [Narkanda](/source/Narkanda), [Theog](/source/Theog), [Seoni](/source/Seoni%2C_Himachal_Pradesh), [Chaupal](/source/Chaupal%2C_Himachal_Pradesh), [Kotkhai](/source/Kotkhai), [Jubbal](/source/Jubbal), [Rohru](/source/Rohru) |- | 7 || C.D. Blocks|| (12) [Mashobra](/source/Mashobra), [Theog](/source/Theog), [Chaupal](/source/Chaupal%2C_Himachal_Pradesh), [Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh), [Narkanda](/source/Narkanda), [Jubbal](/source/Jubbal), [Kotkhai](/source/Kotkhai), [Rohru](/source/Rohru), Chohara, Basantpur, [Nankhari](/source/Nankhari), [Totu](/source/Totu%2C_Shimla), Kupvi |- | 8 || Legislative Assembly || (8) *[Chopal](/source/Chopal_Assembly_constituency) *[Theog-Kumarsain](/source/Theog_Assembly_constituency) * [Kasumpati](/source/Kasumpti_Assembly_constituency) *[Shimla](/source/Shimla_Assembly_constituency) *[Shimla Rural](/source/Shimla_Rural_Assembly_constituency) *[Jubbal-Kotkhai](/source/Jubbal-Kotkhai_Assembly_constituency) *[Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency) *[Rohru](/source/Rohru_Assembly_constituency). |- | 9 || Villages || 2,914 |- | 10 || Inhabited || 2,520 |- | 11 || Uninhabited || 394 |- | 12 || Density || 159 person per km2 |- | 13 || Panchayts || 363 |} == History == Shimla district was part of Mahasu district which included Shimla, [Solan](/source/Solan_district) and [Kinnaur district](/source/Kinnaur_district)s. Kinnaur was carved out on 1 May 1969 out of Mahasu district and Shimla and Solan districts were made separate districts out of Mahasu district on 1 September 1972.{{Cite web |last=Shalini |date=2021-04-28 |title=Himachal Pradesh from shadow to light |url=https://himachalwire.in/so-himachal-pradesh-was-born-as-a-chief-commissioner-province-on-april-15th1948-initially-only-four-districts-chamba-sirmour-mandi-and-mahasu-were-formulated-while-chamba-and-sirmour-princely/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Himachal Wire |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Kinnaur, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpkinnaur.nic.in/history/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |language=en-US}} Shimla district was obtained by the British as Mahasu district which included aforementioned districts also in 1815.{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Abhijit |url=https://eml.berkeley.edu/~webfac/bardhan/e271_sp03/2_18.pdf |title=History, Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India (BREAD Working Paper No. 003) |last2=Iyer |first2=Lakshmi |date=January 2003 |publisher=Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development |pages=39 |chapter=Appendix Table 1: Districts of British India, With Dates and Mode of Acquisition by the British}} == Access == thumb|250px|Kalka-Shimla train right|thumb|250px|Jubbarhatti Airport === By road === Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between the major towns and Shimla: * [Kalka](/source/Kalka) - 80 km * [Patiala](/source/Patiala) - 172 km * [Chandigarh](/source/Chandigarh) - 119 km * [Ambala](/source/Ambala) - 166 km * [Delhi](/source/Delhi) - 380 km * [Agra](/source/Agra) - 568 km * [Amritsar](/source/Amritsar) - 342 km * [Jammu](/source/Jammu) (via [Pathankot](/source/Pathankot)) - 482 km * [Srinagar](/source/Srinagar) - 787 km * [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur) - 629 km * [Dharmsala](/source/Dharamsala%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) (via [Mandi](/source/Mandi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh%2C_India)) - 290 km * [Dharamsala](/source/Dharamsala%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) (via [Hamirpur](/source/Hamirpur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh)) - 235 km * [Dalhousie](/source/Dalhousie%2C_India) - 345 km * [Chamba](/source/Chamba%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) - 401 km * [Kullu](/source/Kullu) - 235 km * [Manali](/source/Manali%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) - 280 km * [Mandi](/source/Mandi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) - 153 km * [Palampur](/source/Palampur) - 270 km * [Dehradun](/source/Dehradun) - 275 km * [Rampur](/source/Rampur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) - 132 km * [Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain) - 80 km * [Narkanda](/source/Narkanda) - 60 km * [Rohru](/source/Rohru) - 129 km * [Theog](/source/Theog) - 28 km * [Chaupal](/source/Chaupal%2C_Himachal_Pradesh) - 100 km ==Climate== thumb|View of Mountains after Snowfall in Shimla |center|254x254px{{Weather box | location = Shimla (1951–1980) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 21.4 | Feb record high C = 22.6 | Mar record high C = 25.8 | Apr record high C = 29.6 | May record high C = 32.4 | Jun record high C = 31.5 | Jul record high C = 28.9 | Aug record high C = 27.8 | Sep record high C = 28.6 | Oct record high C = 25.6 | Nov record high C = 23.5 | Dec record high C = 20.5 | year record high C = 32.4 | Jan high C = 8.9 | Feb high C = 10.6 | Mar high C = 14.8 | Apr high C = 19.4 | May high C = 22.9 | Jun high C = 24.1 | Jul high C = 21.0 | Aug high C = 20.2 | Sep high C = 20.1 | Oct high C = 23.7 | Nov high C = 15.1 | Dec high C = 12.0 | year high C = 17.3 | Jan low C = 1.7 | Feb low C = 3.0 | Mar low C = 6.8 | Apr low C = 11.1 | May low C = 14.2 | Jun low C = 15.6 | Jul low C = 15.0 | Aug low C = 14.8 | Sep low C = 13.4 | Oct low C = 10.7 | Nov low C = 7.0 | Dec low C = 4.3 | year low C = 9.8 | Jan record low C = -10.6 | Feb record low C = -8.5 | Mar record low C = -6.1 | Apr record low C = -1.3 | May record low C = 1.4 | Jun record low C = 7.8 | Jul record low C = 9.4 | Aug record low C = 10.6 | Sep record low C = 5.0 | Oct record low C = 0.2 | Nov record low C = -1.1 | Dec record low C = -12.2 | year record low C = -12.2 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 54.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 47.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 59.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 41.1 | May precipitation mm = 56.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 175.6 | Jul precipitation mm = 376.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 335.1 | Sep precipitation mm = 190.2 | Oct precipitation mm = 46.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 13.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 16.0 | year precipitation mm = 1424.8 | Jan rain days = 4.7 | Feb rain days = 4.1 | Mar rain days = 5.2 | Apr rain days = 3.6 | May rain days = 4.6 | Jun rain days = 10.3 | Jul rain days = 18.3 | Aug rain days = 18.1 | Sep rain days = 9.9 | Oct rain days = 2.9 | Nov rain days = 1.3 | Dec rain days = 1.8 | year rain days = 84.8 | source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010) {{cite web |url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/shimla2.htm |title = Shimla Climatological Table Period: 1951–1980 |publisher = [India Meteorological Department](/source/India_Meteorological_Department) |access-date = 10 April 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150414130824/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/shimla2.htm |archive-date = 14 April 2015 |df = dmy-all }}{{cite web |url = http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |title = Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010 |publisher = India Meteorological Department |access-date = 10 April 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |archive-date = 16 March 2014 |df = dmy-all }} | date = May 2014}} ==Demographics== {{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,30,144|13=1911|14=2,23,701|15=1921|16=2,28,138|17=1931|18=2,38,280|19=1941|20=2,59,656|21=1951|22=2,86,111|23=1961|24=3,41,461|25=1971|26=4,19,844|27=1981|28=5,10,932|29=1991|30=6,17,404|31=2001|32=7,22,502|33=2011|34=8,14,010|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=middle}} According to the [2011 census](/source/2011_census_of_India), the district had a population of 814,010. This gives it a ranking of 483rd in India (out of a total of [640](/source/Districts_of_India)). The district has a population density of {{convert| 159 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [population growth rate](/source/Family_planning_in_India) over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.67%. Shimla has a [sex ratio](/source/sex_ratio) of 915 [females](/source/Women_in_India) for every 1000 males, and a [literacy rate](/source/Literacy_in_India) 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. === Religion === {{bar box |title=Religions in Shimla district (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|[Hinduism](/source/Hinduism)|darkorange|97.23}} {{bar percent|[Islam](/source/Islam)|green|1.45}} {{bar percent|[Sikhism](/source/Sikhism)|darkkhaki|0.50}} {{bar percent|[Buddhism](/source/Buddhism_in_Himachal_Pradesh)|yellow|0.40}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.42}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in Shimla District ! rowspan="2" |Religion ! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Himachal Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11375/download/14488/DDW02C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) 15px | 791,449 |{{Percentage | 791449 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | [Islam](/source/Islam) 15px | 11,810 |{{Percentage | 11810 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | [Sikhism](/source/Sikhism) 15px | 4,047 |{{Percentage | 4047 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism) 15px | 3,262 | {{Percentage | 3262 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | [Christianity](/source/Christianity) 15px | 2,025 |{{Percentage | 2025 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | [Jainism](/source/Jainism) 15px | 185 | {{Percentage | 185 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | Others | 1,232 |{{Percentage | 1232 | 814010 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 814,010 ! {{Percentage | 814010 | 814010 | 2 }} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Shimla District ([British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era) ! rowspan="2" |[Religious](/source/Religion_in_India)
group ! colspan="2" |1881{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 |pages=14 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057658 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. |year=1881 |pages=14 }} ! colspan="2" |1891{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318669 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318669 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory |year=1891 |pages=14}} ! colspan="2" |1901{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |pages=34}} ! colspan="2" |1911{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=27}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |pages=27 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}} ! colspan="2" |1921{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}} ! colspan="2" |1931{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}} ! colspan="2" |1941{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }} |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including [Ad-Dharmi](/source/Ad-Dharmi)s}} | 32,428 | {{Percentage | 32428 | 42945 | 2 }} | 33,839 | {{Percentage | 33839 | 44642 | 2 }} | 30,299 | {{Percentage | 30299 | 40351 | 2 }} | 29,047 | {{Percentage | 29047 | 39320 | 2 }} | 33,228 | {{Percentage | 33228 | 45327 | 2 }} | 28,661 | {{Percentage | 28661 | 36786 | 2 }} | 29,466 | {{Percentage | 29466 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Islam](/source/Islam) 15px | 6,935 | {{Percentage | 6935 | 42945 | 2 }} | 7,152 | {{Percentage | 7152 | 44642 | 2 }} | 6,675 | {{Percentage | 6675 | 40351 | 2 }} | 5,820 | {{Percentage | 5820 | 39320 | 2 }} | 6,953 | {{Percentage | 6953 | 45327 | 2 }} | 5,810 | {{Percentage | 5810 | 36786 | 2 }} | 7,022 | {{Percentage | 7022 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Christianity](/source/Christianity) 15px | 3,353 | {{Percentage | 3353 | 42945 | 2 }} | 3,078 | {{Percentage | 3078 | 44642 | 2 }} | 2,798 | {{Percentage | 2798 | 40351 | 2 }} | 3,666 | {{Percentage | 3666 | 39320 | 2 }} | 3,823 | {{Percentage | 3823 | 45327 | 2 }} | 1,540 | {{Percentage | 1540 | 36786 | 2 }} | 934 | {{Percentage | 934 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Sikhism](/source/Sikhism) 15px | 202 | {{Percentage | 202 | 42945 | 2 }} | 517 | {{Percentage | 517 | 44642 | 2 }} | 544 | {{Percentage | 544 | 40351 | 2 }} | 693 | {{Percentage | 693 | 39320 | 2 }} | 1,173 | {{Percentage | 1173 | 45327 | 2 }} | 760 | {{Percentage | 760 | 36786 | 2 }} | 1,032 | {{Percentage | 1032 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Jainism](/source/Jainism) 15px | 23 | {{Percentage | 23 | 42945 | 2 }} | 42 | {{Percentage | 42 | 44642 | 2 }} | 32 | {{Percentage | 32 | 40351 | 2 }} | 49 | {{Percentage | 49 | 39320 | 2 }} | 90 | {{Percentage | 90 | 45327 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 36786 | 2 }} | 114 | {{Percentage | 114 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism) 15px | 4 | {{Percentage | 4 | 42945 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 44642 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 40351 | 2 }} | 26 | {{Percentage | 26 | 39320 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 45327 | 2 }} | 14 | {{Percentage | 14 | 36786 | 2 }} | 5 | {{Percentage | 5 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Zoroastrianism](/source/Zoroastrianism) 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 42945 | 2 }} | 11 | {{Percentage | 11 | 44642 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 40351 | 2 }} | 16 | {{Percentage | 16 | 39320 | 2 }} | 36 | {{Percentage | 36 | 45327 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 36786 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! [Judaism](/source/Judaism) 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 44642 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 40351 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 39320 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 45327 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 36786 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! Others | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 42945 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 44642 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 40351 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 39320 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 45327 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 36786 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 38576 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 42,945 ! {{Percentage | 42945 | 42945 | 2 }} ! 44,642 ! {{Percentage | 44642 | 44642 | 2 }} ! 40,351 ! {{Percentage | 40351 | 40351 | 2 }} ! 39,320 ! {{Percentage | 39320 | 39320 | 2 }} ! 45,327 ! {{Percentage | 45327 | 45327 | 2 }} ! 36,786 ! {{Percentage | 36786 | 36786 | 2 }} ! 38,576 ! {{Percentage | 38576 | 38576 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="15" | {{small|Note: [British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic [Punjab Province region](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)) during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the [Tehsil](/source/Tehsil)s of Shimla District (1921) ! rowspan="2" |[Tehsil](/source/Tehsil) ! colspan="2" |[Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Islam](/source/Islam) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Sikhism](/source/Sikhism) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Christianity](/source/Christianity) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Jainism](/source/Jainism) 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersC|Including [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism), [Zoroastrianism](/source/Zoroastrianism), [Judaism](/source/Judaism), [Tribals](/source/Tribal_religions_in_India), others, or not stated}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Shimla Tehsil | 23,237 | {{Percentage | 23237 | 35003 | 2 }} | 6,727 | {{Percentage | 6727 | 35003 | 2 }} | 1,171 | {{Percentage | 1171 | 35003 | 2 }} | 3,726 | {{Percentage | 3726 | 35003 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 35003 | 2 }} | 57 | {{Percentage | 57 | 35003 | 2 }} ! 35,003 ! {{Percentage | 35003 | 35003 | 2 }} |- ! Kot Khai Tehsil | 9,991 | {{Percentage | 9991 | 10324 | 2 }} | 226 | {{Percentage | 226 | 10324 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 10324 | 2 }} | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 10324 | 2 }} | 5 | {{Percentage | 5 | 10324 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10324 | 2 }} ! 10,324 ! {{Percentage | 10324 | 10324 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="15" | {{small|Note: [British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic [Punjab Province region](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)) during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the [Tehsil](/source/Tehsil)s of Shimla District (1941) ! rowspan="2" |[Tehsil](/source/Tehsil) ! colspan="2" |[Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}} ! colspan="2" |[Islam](/source/Islam) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Sikhism](/source/Sikhism) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Christianity](/source/Christianity) 15px ! colspan="2" |[Jainism](/source/Jainism) 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersB|Including [Anglo-Indian Christians](/source/Anglo-Indian_people), [British Christians](/source/British_Christianity), [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism), [Zoroastrianism](/source/Zoroastrianism), [Judaism](/source/Judaism), [Tribals](/source/Tribal_religions_in_India), others, or not stated}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Shimla Tehsil | 17,950 | {{Percentage | 17950 | 26786 | 2 }} | 6,825 | {{Percentage | 6825 | 26786 | 2 }} | 1,024 | {{Percentage | 1024 | 26786 | 2 }} | 439 | {{Percentage | 439 | 26786 | 2 }} | 114 | {{Percentage | 114 | 26786 | 2 }} | 434 | {{Percentage | 434 | 26786 | 2 }} ! 26,786 ! {{Percentage | 26786 | 26786 | 2 }} |- ! Kot Khai Tehsil | 11,516 | {{Percentage | 11516 | 11790 | 2 }} | 197 | {{Percentage | 197 | 11790 | 2 }} | 8 | {{Percentage | 8 | 11790 | 2 }} | 69 | {{Percentage | 69 | 11790 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 11790 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 11790 | 2 }} ! 11,790 ! {{Percentage | 11790 | 11790 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="15" | {{small|Note1: [British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic [Punjab Province region](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)) during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: [Tehsil](/source/Tehsil) religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on [census](/source/Census_in_British_India). Does not include [Anglo-Indian Christians](/source/Anglo-Indian_people) or [British Christians](/source/British_Christianity), who were classified under "Other" category.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Simla Hill States ([British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era) ! rowspan="2" |[Religious](/source/Religion_in_India)
group ! colspan="2" |1901 ! colspan="2" |1911 ! colspan="2" |1921 ! colspan="2" |1931 ! colspan="2" |1941 |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}} | 373,886 | {{Percentage | 373886 | 389349 | 2 }} | 386,953 | {{Percentage | 386953 | 404343 | 2 }} | 292,768 | {{Percentage | 292768 | 306718 | 2 }} | 317,390 | {{Percentage | 317390 | 330850 | 2 }} | 345,716 | {{Percentage | 345716 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Islam](/source/Islam) 15px | 11,535 | {{Percentage | 11535 | 389349 | 2 }} | 11,374 | {{Percentage | 11374 | 404343 | 2 }} | 9,551 | {{Percentage | 9551 | 306718 | 2 }} | 10,017 | {{Percentage | 10017 | 330850 | 2 }} | 10,812 | {{Percentage | 10812 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism) 15px | 2,223 | {{Percentage | 2223 | 389349 | 2 }} | 2,709 | {{Percentage | 2709 | 404343 | 2 }} | 2,052 | {{Percentage | 2052 | 306718 | 2 }} | 1,308 | {{Percentage | 1308 | 330850 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Sikhism](/source/Sikhism) 15px | 1,318 | {{Percentage | 1318 | 389349 | 2 }} | 2,911 | {{Percentage | 2911 | 404343 | 2 }} | 2,040 | {{Percentage | 2040 | 306718 | 2 }} | 1,817 | {{Percentage | 1817 | 330850 | 2 }} | 2,693 | {{Percentage | 2693 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Jainism](/source/Jainism) 15px | 274 | {{Percentage | 274 | 389349 | 2 }} | 172 | {{Percentage | 172 | 404343 | 2 }} | 142 | {{Percentage | 142 | 306718 | 2 }} | 141 | {{Percentage | 141 | 330850 | 2 }} | 126 | {{Percentage | 126 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Christianity](/source/Christianity) 15px | 113 | {{Percentage | 113 | 389349 | 2 }} | 224 | {{Percentage | 224 | 404343 | 2 }} | 164 | {{Percentage | 164 | 306718 | 2 }} | 176 | {{Percentage | 176 | 330850 | 2 }} | 161 | {{Percentage | 161 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Zoroastrianism](/source/Zoroastrianism) 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 389349 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 404343 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 306718 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 330850 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! [Judaism](/source/Judaism) 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 389349 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 404343 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 306718 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 330850 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! Others | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 389349 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 404343 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 306718 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 330850 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 359520 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 389,349 ! {{Percentage | 389349 | 389349 | 2 }} ! 404,343 ! {{Percentage | 404343 | 404343 | 2 }} ! 306,718 ! {{Percentage | 306718 | 306718 | 2 }} ! 330,850 ! {{Percentage | 330850 | 330850 | 2 }} ! 359,520 ! {{Percentage | 359520 | 359520 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note1: [British Punjab province](/source/British_Punjab_province) era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic [Punjab Province region](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)) during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: 1901-1911 census: Including [Jubbal](/source/Jubbal_State), [Bashahr](/source/Bashahr), [Keonthal](/source/Keonthal), [Baghal](/source/Baghal_State), Bilaspur, [Nalagarh](/source/Nalagarh), and other minor hill states.

Note3: 1921-1931 census: Including Bashahr, Nalagarh, Keonthal, Baghal, Jubbal, and other minor hill states.

Note3: 1941 census: Including Bashahr, Nalagarh, Keonthal, Baghal, Jubbal, [Baghat](/source/Baghat), [Kumarsain](/source/Kumarsain), [Bhajji](/source/Bhajji_State), Mahlog, Balsan, [Dhami](/source/Dhami_State), [Kuthar](/source/Kuthar), [Kunihar](/source/Kunihar), [Mangal](/source/Mangal_State), [Bija](/source/Bija%2C_India), [Darkoti](/source/Darkoti), Tharoch, and [Sangri](/source/Sangri_State) states.}} |} ===Language=== {{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Shimla district (2011) |label1 = [Pahari](/source/Mahasu_Pahari) |value1 = 67.61 |color1 = Coral |label2 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi) |value2 = 20.31 |color2 = orange |label3 = [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language) |value3 = 4.63 |color3 = sienna |label4 = [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language) |value4 = 1.39 |color4 = pink |label5 = [Kangri](/source/Kangri_language) |value5 = 1.05 |color5 = slategray |label6 = Others |value6 = 5.01 |color6 = grey }} [[File:Map of Mahasuic group of languages.jpg|thumb|260x260px|[G.A. Grierson's](/source/George_Abraham_Grierson) linguistic map of [Mahasu region](/source/Mahasu_(region)) which includes Shimla district]] At the time of the 2011 census of India, 67.61% of the population recorded their language as [Pahari](/source/Mahasu_Pahari), 20.31% [Hindi](/source/Hindi), 4.63% [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language), 1.39% [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language) and 1.05% [Kangri](/source/Kangri_language) as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10205/download/13317/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} ==Notable people== *[Aalisha Panwar](/source/Aalisha_Panwar) - Indian actress *[Abhilasha Kumari](/source/Abhilasha_Kumari) - Former Indian Judge *[Anupam Kher](/source/Anupam_Kher) - Indian actor *[Asmita Sood](/source/Asmita_Sood) - Indian television actress *[Anand Sharma](/source/Anand_Sharma) - Former [Union Minister](/source/Union_Minister) and [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament), [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha) *[Ashish R Mohan](/source/Ashish_R_Mohan) - Indian film director *[Balak Ram Kashyap](/source/Balak_Ram_Kashyap) - Former Member of Parliament and [Member of Legislative Assembly](/source/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly_Local_Area_Development_Fund) *[Chetan Singh](/source/Chetan_Singh) - Historian *[Dhan Singh Thapa](/source/Dhan_Singh_Thapa) - a prestigious Indian Army Officer and [Param Vir Chakra](/source/Param_Vir_Chakra) Awardee *[Harish Janartha](/source/Harish_Janartha) - Member of Legislative Assembly *[Kamayani Bisht](/source/Kamayani_Bisht) - educator, poet, actress *[Krushna Abhishek](/source/Krushna_Abhishek) - Indian actor and comedian *[Nirmal Verma](/source/Nirmal_Verma) - Hindi writer *[Pratibha Singh](/source/Pratibha_Singh) - Member of Legislative Assembly *[Pratibha Ranta](/source/Pratibha_Ranta) - Indian actress *[Priety Zinta](/source/Priety_Zinta) - Indian actress *[Rakesh Singha](/source/Rakesh_Singha) - Politician *[Renuka Singh](/source/Renuka_Singh_(cricketer)) - Indian cricketer *[Rubina Dilaik](/source/Rubina_Dilaik) - Indian actress *[Sanjay Chauhan](/source/Sanjay_Chauhan_(politician)) - Politician *[Shakti Singh](/source/Shakti_Singh_(actor)) - Indian actor *[Shreya Sharma](/source/Shreya_Sharma) - Indian actress *[Shrinivas Joshi](/source/Shrinivas_Joshi) - columnist, theatre person, ex-civil servant *[Siddharth Pandey](/source/Siddharth_Pandey) - writer, historian, photographer *[Suresh Bhardwaj](/source/Suresh_Bhardwaj_(politician)) - Former Member of Legislative Assembly *[Sushma Verma](/source/Sushma_Verma) - Indian cricketer *[Thakur Ram Lal](/source/Thakur_Ram_Lal) - Former [Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh](/source/Chief_Minister_of_Himachal_Pradesh) *[Vikramaditya Singh](/source/Vikramaditya_Singh_(Himachal_Pradesh_politician)) - Member of Lagislative Assembly *[Vikrant Massey](/source/Vikrant_Massey) - Indian actor *[Virbhadra Singh](/source/Virbhadra_Singh) - Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh == Notes == {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category}} * [http://hpshimla.gov.in/ Official website of the Shimla district] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125202857/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Shimla/A.DISTRICT%20PROFILE.doc District Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125202926/http://himachalpr.gov.in/intranet/Shimla/B.CULTURAL%20%26%20TOURISM%20HERITAGE%20OF%20THE%20DISTRICT.doc Cultural & tourism heritage of the district] {{Geographic Location | Centre = Shimla district | North = [Kullu district](/source/Kullu_district) | Northeast = | East = [Kinnaur district](/source/Kinnaur_district)
[Uttarkashi district](/source/Uttarkashi_district), [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand) | Southeast = [Dehradun district](/source/Dehradun_district), [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand) | South = | Southwest = [Sirmaur district](/source/Sirmaur_district) | West = [Solan district](/source/Solan_district) | Northwest = [Mandi District](/source/Mandi_District) }} {{Districts of Himachal Pradesh}} {{Geo HP}} {{Himachal Pradesh topics}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimla District}} Category:Shimla district Category:Districts of Himachal Pradesh --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shimla district](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla_district) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla_district?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.