Shimla Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh

Shimla Tehsil of Shimla district has a total population of 84,382 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 44,022 are males while 40,360 are females. In 2011 there were a total 17,594 families residing in Shimla Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 917.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.4% people live in Urban areas while 97.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90% while that in rural areas is 88.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shimla Tehsil is 438 while that of Rural areas is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shimla Tehsil is 8590 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4402 male children and 4188 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Shimla Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil is 88.39%. The male literacy rate is 83.83% and the female literacy rate is 74.55% in Shimla Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Shimla Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 600 villages.

Shimla Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shimla Tehsil.

Caste-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Shimla Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Religion-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Shimla Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil in 2011 were 88.39% in which, male and female literacy were 93.15% and 83.18% respectively. Total literate in Shimla Tehsil were 66,994 of which male and female were 36,905 and 30,089 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shimla Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 917 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 917 females in Shimla Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Shimla Tehsil.

Child Population - Shimla Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 8,590 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shimla Tehsil. Out of which 4,402 were male while 4,188 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shimla Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 394 families under Shimla Tehsil living in urban areas while 394 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.4% of total population of Shimla Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 97.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 134 while that in rural regions is 8,456.

Working Population - Shimla Tehsil

In Shimla Tehsil out of total population, 42,305 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42,305 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,468 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 859 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Shimla Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Shimla Tehsil in Shimla district.

Shimla Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia