# Ward 23, Shimla (Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) – Population

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Census ward · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Ward 23, Shimla

Ward 23 of Shimla, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, had **12,029 people in 3,472 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the town average of 93.6%.

- 12,029people (2011)
- 3,472households
- 2 of 25by population
- 93.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Shimla?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Shimla average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**820

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**890

Working population ****43.7%**

**41.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,524 (86%) · **■** Household industry 89 (2%) · **■** Farming 103 (2%) · **■** Marginal 543 (10%)

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

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 41 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Shimla average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**82%

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

**92%

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

**2%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**93%

Computer with internet ****26%**

**16%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****41%**

**25%

None of these assets ****0%**

**1%

Own their home ****38%**

**32%

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

## Other wards of Shimla

- Ward 209,884 people
- Ward 219,185 people
- Ward 2215,399 people
- Ward 248,456 people
- Ward 256,036 people

[Full Shimla ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla-00182/shimla/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 23, Shimla?12,029 people in 3,472 households (Census 2011)