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
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).
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.
^"District Census Handbook: Shimla" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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