{{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 of 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 City, Rashtrapati Niwas, Tani Jubbar Lake near Narkanda, Chandranahan Sangla Pass, Bhimakali Temple at 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 | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} Himachal Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = <!-- names --> | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Shimla | leader_title = Deputy Commissioner | leader_name = Anupam Kashyap, IAS | leader_title2 = Superintendent of Police | leader_name2 = Sanjay Gandhi, IPS | leader_title3 = Lok Sabha Constituencies | leader_name3 = Shimla | leader_title4 = Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies | leader_name4 = {{collapsible list|title=&nbsp;|Shimla|Shimla Rural |Rampur|Kasumpti|Theog|Jubbal-Kotkhai |Rohru|Chopal}} | 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 | demographics_type2 = Demographics | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = Mahasu Pahari<ref>{{cite web| website=Literary Herald |title=Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://tlhjournal.com/uploads/products/35.shradha-shandil-article.pdf?utm_}}</ref> | 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 | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | 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 | blank1_info_sec2 = ETh {{small|(Köppen)}} | blank2_name_sec2 = Precipitation | 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 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 {{convert|987|m|ft|0}} to {{convert|4500|m|ft|0}}. Shimla district culturally is part of the Mahasu region.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

As of 2011, it is the third most populated district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra and Mandi.<ref name="districtcensus">{{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}}</ref> 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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> |- | 2 || Area (out of total area) of H.P. || 9.22% |- | 3 || Sub-Divisions<ref name="hpshimla.nic.in">{{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}}</ref>|| Total = 11 *Shimla Urban *Shimla Rural *Theog *Chaupal *Rampur *Rohru *Kumarsain *Dodra-Kawar *Jubbal *Kupvi *Kotkhai |- | 4 || Tehsils<ref name="ReferenceA">{{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}}</ref>|| Total = 17 *Rampur *Kumarsain *Seoni *Shimla Urban *Shimla Rural *Theog *Chaupal *Jubbal *Kotkhai *Rohru *Chirgaon *Dodra-Kawar *Nerwa *Kupvi *Nankhari *Tikkar *Junga |- | 5 || Sub-Tehsils<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| Total = 9 * Taklech (Rampur) * Sarahan (Rampur) * Deha (Theog) * Kotgarh (Kumarsain) * Dhami (Shimla(R)) * Jalog (Seoni) * Jangla (Chirgaon) * Saraswati Nagar (Jubbal) * Kalbog (Kotkhai) |- | 6 || Towns || (10) Shimla, Rampur, Kumarsain, Narkanda, Theog, Seoni, Chaupal, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru |- | 7 || C.D. Blocks<ref name="hpshimla.nic.in"/>|| (12) Mashobra, Theog, Chaupal, Rampur, Narkanda, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Rohru, Chohara, Basantpur, Nankhari, Totu, Kupvi |- | 8 || Legislative Assembly || (8) *Chopal *Theog-Kumarsain * Kasumpati *Shimla *Shimla Rural *Jubbal-Kotkhai *Rampur *Rohru. |- | 9 || Villages || 2,914 |- | 10 || Inhabited || 2,520 |- | 11 || Uninhabited || 394 |- | 12 || Density || 159 person per km<sup>2</sup> |- | 13 || Panchayts || 363 |}

== History == Shimla district was part of Mahasu district which included Shimla, Solan and Kinnaur districts. 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Shimla district was obtained by the British as Mahasu district which included aforementioned districts also in 1815.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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 - 80&nbsp;km * Patiala - 172&nbsp;km * Chandigarh - 119&nbsp;km * Ambala - 166&nbsp;km * Delhi - 380&nbsp;km * Agra - 568&nbsp;km * Amritsar - 342&nbsp;km * Jammu (via Pathankot) - 482&nbsp;km * Srinagar - 787&nbsp;km * Jaipur - 629&nbsp;km * Dharmsala (via Mandi) - 290&nbsp;km * Dharamsala (via Hamirpur) - 235&nbsp;km * Dalhousie - 345&nbsp;km * Chamba - 401&nbsp;km * Kullu - 235&nbsp;km * Manali - 280&nbsp;km * Mandi - 153&nbsp;km * Palampur - 270&nbsp;km * Dehradun - 275&nbsp;km * Rampur - 132&nbsp;km * Kumarsain - 80&nbsp;km * Narkanda - 60&nbsp;km * Rohru - 129&nbsp;km * Theog - 28&nbsp;km * Chaupal - 100&nbsp;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)<ref name=IMD> {{cite web |url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/shimla2.htm |title = Shimla Climatological Table Period: 1951–1980 |publisher = 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 }}</ref><ref name=IMD2>{{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 }}</ref> | 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:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

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).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 159 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. 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.<ref name="districtcensus"/>

=== Religion ===

{{bar box |title=Religions in Shimla district (2011)<ref name="religion"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|97.23}} {{bar percent|Islam|green|1.45}} {{bar percent|Sikhism|darkkhaki|0.50}} {{bar percent|Buddhism|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<ref name="religion">{{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}}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Hinduism 15px | 791,449 |{{Percentage | 791449 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | Islam 15px | 11,810 |{{Percentage | 11810 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | Sikhism 15px | 4,047 |{{Percentage | 4047 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | Buddhism 15px | 3,262 | {{Percentage | 3262 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | Christianity 15px | 2,025 |{{Percentage | 2025 | 814010 | 2 }} |- | 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 era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881A">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881B">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881C">{{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 }}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{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}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{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}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Census1911B">{{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}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{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}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{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}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{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 }}</ref> |- !{{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 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}} | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the Tehsils of Shimla District (1921)<ref name="Census1921"/> ! rowspan="2" |Tehsil ! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px ! colspan="2" |Islam 15px ! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px ! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px ! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersC|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, 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 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 during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the Tehsils of Shimla District (1941)<ref name="Census1941"/> ! rowspan="2" |Tehsil ! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}} ! colspan="2" |Islam 15px ! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px ! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px ! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersB|Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, 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 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 during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Simla Hill States (British Punjab province era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901"/> ! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911"/><ref name="Census1911B"/> ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921"/> ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931"/> ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941"/> |- !{{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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2: 1901-1911 census: Including Jubbal, Bashahr, Keonthal, Baghal, Bilaspur, Nalagarh, and other minor hill states.<br><br>Note3: 1921-1931 census: Including Bashahr, Nalagarh, Keonthal, Baghal, Jubbal, and other minor hill states.<br><br>Note3: 1941 census: Including Bashahr, Nalagarh, Keonthal, Baghal, Jubbal, Baghat, Kumarsain, Bhajji, Mahlog, Balsan, Dhami, Kuthar, Kunihar, Mangal, Bija, Darkoti, Tharoch, and Sangri states.}} |}

===Language=== {{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Shimla district (2011)<ref name="languages"/> |label1 = Pahari |value1 = 67.61 |color1 = Coral |label2 = Hindi |value2 = 20.31 |color2 = orange |label3 = Nepali |value3 = 4.63 |color3 = sienna |label4 = Punjabi |value4 = 1.39 |color4 = pink |label5 = Kangri |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 linguistic map of 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, 20.31% Hindi, 4.63% Nepali, 1.39% Punjabi and 1.05% Kangri as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{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}}</ref>

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== 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 | Northeast = | East = Kinnaur district <br> Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand | Southeast = Dehradun district, Uttarakhand | South = | Southwest = Sirmaur district | West = Solan district | Northwest = Mandi District }}

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