Shimla District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Shimla, a district of Himachal Pradesh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Himachal Pradesh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh.

In 2011, Shimla had population of 814,010 of which male and female were 425,039 and 388,971 respectively. In 2001 census, Shimla had a population of 722,502 of which males were 380,996 and remaining 341,506 were females. Shimla District population constituted 11.86 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Shimla District was at 11.89 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 12.67 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Shimla District recorded increase of 17.02 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Shimla Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Shimla in 2011 were 83.64 compared to 83.64 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 89.59 and 77.13 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 87.19 and 70.07 in Shimla District. Total literate in Shimla District were 612,642 of which male and female were 342,846 and 269,796 respectively. In 2001, Shimla District had 504,330 in its district.

Shimla Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Shimla, it stood at 915 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 896. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 925 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 929 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Shimla District Religion Data

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Shimla Population 2011 - 2001

Shimla Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Shimla. There were total 81,564 children under age of 0-6 against 85,089 of 2001 census. Of total 81,564 male and female were 42,376 and 39,188 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 925 compared to 929 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10.02 percent of Shimla District compared to 11.78 percent of 2001. There was net change of -1.76 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Shimla Houseless Data

In 2011, total 102 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 443. This approx 0.054421935848454% of total population of Shimla district.

Shimla District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Shimla district for 2011 is 159 people per sq. km. In 2001, Shimla district density was at 141 people per sq. km. Shimla district administers 5,131 square kilometers of areas.

Shimla District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Shimla population for 2011 census, 24.74 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 201,351 people lives in urban areas of which males are 110,744 and females are 90,607. Sex Ratio in urban region of Shimla district is 818 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Shimla district was 892 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 16,683 of which males and females were 8,818 and 7,865. This child population figure of Shimla district is 7.96 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Shimla district as per census 2011 is 93.10 % of which males and females are 94.56 % and 91.30 % literates respectively. In actual number 171,930 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 96,384 and 75,546 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 75.26 % population of Shimla districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Shimla district population living in rural areas is 612,659 of which males and females are 314,295 and 298,364 respectively. In rural areas of Shimla district, sex ratio is 949 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Shimla district is considered, figure is 933 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 64,881 in rural areas of which males were 33,558 and females were 31,323. The child population comprises 10.68 % of total rural population of Shimla district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Shimla district is 80.45 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 87.79 and 72.74 percent respectively. In total, 440,712 people were literate of which males and females were 246,462 and 194,250 respectively.

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City/Metros in Shimla District