Shimla district 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 987 metres (3,238 ft) to 4,500 metres (14,764 ft).

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Shimla district
District of Himachal Pradesh
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
Shimla district Location in Himachal Pradesh
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters	Shimla
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Aditya Negi, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Sanjay Gandhi, IPS
• Lok Sabha Constituencies	Shimla
• Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies	Shimla Shimla Rural Rampur Kasumpti Theog Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohru Chopal
Area
• Total	5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	814,010
• Rank	3rd
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Demographics
• Sex ratio	916
• Literacy	84.55
• Literacy: male	90.73
• Literacy: female	77.80
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code	91 177 xxxxxxx
ISO 3166 code	IN-HP
Largest city	Shimla
Climate	ETh (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,520 millimetres (60 in)
Avg. annual temperature	17 °C (63 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	22 °C (72 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	4 °C (39 °F)
Website	hpshimla.nic.in/welcome.asp

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As of 2011, it is the third most populated district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra and Mandi.^[1] It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh.

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).^[1] The district has a population density of 159 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi). 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.^[1]

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Religions in Shimla district (2011)[9]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			97.23%
Islam			1.45%
Sikhism			0.50%
Buddhism			0.40%
Other or not stated			0.42%

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Religion in Shimla District

Religion	2011[9]
	Pop.	%
Hinduism	791,449	97.23%
Islam	11,810	1.45%
Sikhism	4,047	0.5%
Buddhism	3,262	0.4%
Christianity	2,025	0.25%
Jainism	185	0.02%
Others	1,232	0.15%
Total population	814,010	100%

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Religious groups in Shimla District (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1901[10]		1911[11][12]		1921[13]		1931[14]		1941[15]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Hinduism [lower-alpha 1]	30,299	75.09%	29,047	73.87%	33,228	73.31%	28,661	77.91%	29,466	76.38%
Islam	6,675	16.54%	5,820	14.8%	6,953	15.34%	5,810	15.79%	7,022	18.2%
Christianity	2,798	6.93%	3,666	9.32%	3,823	8.43%	1,540	4.19%	934	2.42%
Sikhism	544	1.35%	693	1.76%	1,173	2.59%	760	2.07%	1,032	2.68%
Jainism	32	0.08%	49	0.12%	90	0.2%	1	0%	114	0.3%
Zoroastrianism	3	0.01%	16	0.04%	36	0.08%	0	0%	3	0.01%
Buddhism	0	0%	26	0.07%	20	0.04%	14	0.04%	5	0.01%
Judaism	0	0%	3	0.01%	1	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	3	0.01%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	40,351	100%	39,320	100%	45,327	100%	36,786	100%	38,576	100%
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.

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Religion in the Tehsils of Shimla District (1941)^[15]

Tehsil	Hinduism [lower-alpha 1]		Islam		Sikhism		Christianity		Jainism		Others[lower-alpha 2]		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Shimla Tehsil	17,950	67.01%	6,825	25.48%	1,024	3.82%	439	1.64%	114	0.43%	434	1.62%	26,786	100%
Kot Khai Tehsil	11,516	97.68%	197	1.67%	8	0.07%	69	0.59%	0	0%	0	0%	11,790	100%
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. 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.

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Religious groups in Simla Hill States (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1901[10]		1911[11][12]		1921[13]		1931[14]		1941[15]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Hinduism [lower-alpha 1]	373,886	96.03%	386,953	95.7%	292,768	95.45%	317,390	95.93%	345,716	96.16%
Islam	11,535	2.96%	11,374	2.81%	9,551	3.11%	10,017	3.03%	10,812	3.01%
Buddhism	2,223	0.57%	2,709	0.67%	2,052	0.67%	1,308	0.4%	10	0%
Sikhism	1,318	0.34%	2,911	0.72%	2,040	0.67%	1,817	0.55%	2,693	0.75%
Jainism	274	0.07%	172	0.04%	142	0.05%	141	0.04%	126	0.04%
Christianity	113	0.03%	224	0.06%	164	0.05%	176	0.05%	161	0.04%
Zoroastrianism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	1	0%	2	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	1	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	389,349	100%	404,343	100%	306,718	100%	330,850	100%	359,520	100%
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. Note2: 1901-1911 census: Including Jubbal, Bashahr, Keonthal, Baghal, Bilaspur, 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, Kumarsain, Bhajji, Mahlog, Balsan, Dhami, Kuthar, Kunihar, Mangal, Bija, Darkoti, Tharoch, and Sangri states.

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