Shimla Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
Shimla Tehsil of Shimla district has a total population of 169,578 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,152 are males while 76,426 are females. In 2011 there were a total 46,306 families residing in Shimla Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shimla Tehsil lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 93.6% and the sex ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shimla Tehsil is 13571 which is 8% of the total population. There are 7179 male children and 6392 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Shimla Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil is 93.63%. The male literacy rate is 87.49% and the female literacy rate is 84.48% in Shimla Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Shimla Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 0 villages.
Shimla Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shimla Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 13,571 | 7,179 | 6,392 |
Literacy | 93.63% | 87.49% | 84.48% |
Scheduled Caste | 29,601 | 16,041 | 13,560 |
Scheduled Tribe | 2,765 | 1,459 | 1,306 |
Illiterate | 23,516 | 11,657 | 11,859 |
Caste-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Shimla Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 29,601 | 16,041 | 13,560 |
Schedule Tribe | 2,765 | 1,459 | 1,306 |
Religion-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 158,555 | (93.5%) | 86,492 | 72,063 |
Muslim | 3,876 | (2.29%) | 2,930 | 946 |
Christian | 1,050 | (0.62%) | 533 | 517 |
Sikh | 3,315 | (1.95%) | 1,728 | 1,587 |
Buddhist | 2,263 | (1.33%) | 1,188 | 1,075 |
Jain | 165 | (0.1%) | 90 | 75 |
Other Religion | 52 | (0.03%) | 30 | 22 |
No Religion Specified | 302 | (0.18%) | 161 | 141 |
Literacy Rate - Shimla Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil in 2011 were 93.63% in which, male and female literacy were 94.79% and 92.19% respectively. Total literate in Shimla Tehsil were 146,062 of which male and female were 81,495 and 64,567 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Shimla Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 820 females in Shimla Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Shimla Tehsil.
Child Population - Shimla Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 13,571 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shimla Tehsil. Out of which 7,179 were male while 6,392 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Shimla Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are a total 46,306 families under Shimla Tehsil living in urban areas while 46,306 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Shimla Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 0% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 13,571 while that in rural regions is 0.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 169,578 | 169,578 | 0 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 13,571 | 13,571 | 0 |
Schedule Caste | 29,601 | 29,601 | 0 |
Schedule Tribe | 2,765 | 2,765 | 0 |
Literacy | 93.63% | 93.63% | NaN% |
Sex Ratio | 820 | 820 | NaN |
Working Population - Shimla Tehsil
In Shimla Tehsil out of total population, 70,999 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 854 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 388 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 62,899 | 49,631 | 13,268 |
Cultivators | 854 | 680 | 174 |
Agriculture Labourer | 388 | 322 | 66 |
Household Industries | 1,530 | 1,061 | 469 |
Other Workers | 60,127 | 47,568 | 12,559 |
Marginal Workers | 8,100 | 3,861 | 4,239 |
Non Working | 98,579 | 39,660 | 58,919 |
Nearby Tehsils from Shimla Tehsil
Below is the list of Tehsils near Shimla Tehsil in Shimla district.
Tehsil | Population |
---|---|
Shimla ( Rural ) Tehsil population | 84,382 |
Junga Tehsil population | 13,398 |
Theog Tehsil population | 84,684 |
Seoni Tehsil population | 35,379 |
Kumharsain Tehsil population | 43,062 |
Chaupal Tehsil population | 31,118 |
Nankhari Tehsil population | 26,238 |
Cheta Tehsil population | 19,460 |
Rampur Tehsil population | 77,542 |
Nerua Tehsil population | 36,517 |
Shimla Tehsil Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia