Shimla is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Shimla city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Shimla Municipal Corporation has population of 169,578 of which 93,152 are males while 76,426 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 13571 which is 8.00 % of total population of Shimla (M Corp). In Shimla Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 820 against state average of 972. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Shimla is around 890 compared to Himachal Pradesh state average of 909. Literacy rate of Shimla city is 93.63 % higher than state average of 82.80 %. In Shimla, Male literacy is around 94.79 % while female literacy rate is 92.19 %.
Shimla Municipal Corporation has total administration over 46,306 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Shimla 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Shimla Municipal Corporation in 2024 is approximately
238,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Shimla city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Shimla city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Shimla town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Shimla Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.46 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.63 % of total population in Shimla (M Corp).
Shimla Work Profile
Out of total population, 70,999 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 53,492 were males while 17,507 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 70999 working population, 88.59 % were engaged in Main Work while 11.41 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.