# Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Shimla

Shimla is a sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **169,578 people**, 1 town and 0 villages (0 inhabited).

- 169,578people (2011)
- 0villages
- 1towns
- 93.6%literacy

## Population of Shimla compared with Shimla

■ Shimla · ■ Shimla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**925

Working population ****41.9%**

**52.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shimla

Of every 100 households in Shimla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Shimla · ■ Shimla district

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**29%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**36%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****86%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****16%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**13%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****32%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Shimla

- Shimla169,578 people

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shimla?0 (0 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimla in?Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Shimla?169,578 (Census 2011)