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Shimla population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Himachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 814,010 people
Households 184,362 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.64% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.94% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 814,010 612,659 201,351 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 184,362 129,854 54,508 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 81,564 64,881 16,683 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.02% 10.59% 8.29% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 915 949 818 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 925 933 892 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 612,642 440,712 171,930 Literacy rate% 83.64% 80.45% 93.1% Male literacy rate% 89.59% 87.79% 94.56% Female literacy rate% 77.13% 72.74% 91.3% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 215,777 179,235 36,542 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8,755 5,399 3,356 Total workersCensus workers 430,926 346,311 84,615 Work participation rate% 52.94% 56.53% 42.02% Main workersworked at least 6 months 311,770 237,169 74,601 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 119,156 109,142 10,014 Non-workerspeople 383,084 266,348 116,736
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 184,362 households and 814,010 residents. Urban residents made up 24.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 75.26%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.59% for males and 77.13% for females. Of 430,926 workers, 72.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 156,511 93,275 Agricultural labourers 17,486 8,628 Household industry workers 5,382 2,585 Other workers 132,391 14,668
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 800137 169,578 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800142 6,875 people within this district · Town
Census code 800133 5,655 people within this district · Town
Census code 023702 4,655 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800138 4,353 people within this district · Town
Census code 800135 2,591 people within this district · Town
Census code 800136 2,062 people within this district · Town
Census code 800139 1,851 people within this district · Town
Census code 800140 1,640 people within this district · Town
Census code 800141 1,190 people within this district · Town
Census code 800134 901 people within this district · Town