Shimla Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh

Shimla Tehsil of Shimla district has total population of 169,578 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,152 are males while 76,426 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,306 families residing in Shimla Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shimla Tehsil lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 93.6% and the sex ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shimla Tehsil is 13571 which is 8% of the total population. There are 7179 male children and 6392 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Shimla Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil is 93.63%. The male literacy rate is 87.49% and the female literacy rate is 84.48% in Shimla Tehsil.

Population
169,578
Families
46,306
Literacy
93.63%
Sex Ratio
820

To facilitate the administration, Shimla Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 0 villages.

Shimla Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shimla Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,571 7,179 6,392
Literacy 93.63% 87.49% 84.48%
Scheduled Caste 29,601 16,041 13,560
Scheduled Tribe 2,765 1,459 1,306
Illiterate 23,516 11,657 11,859

Caste-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Shimla Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,601 16,041 13,560
Schedule Tribe 2,765 1,459 1,306

Religion-wise Population - Shimla Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 158,555 (93.5%) 86,492 72,063
Muslim 3,876 (2.29%) 2,930 946
Christian 1,050 (0.62%) 533 517
Sikh 3,315 (1.95%) 1,728 1,587
Buddhist 2,263 (1.33%) 1,188 1,075
Jain 165 (0.1%) 90 75
Other Religion 52 (0.03%) 30 22
No Religion Specified 302 (0.18%) 161 141

Literacy Rate - Shimla Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Shimla Tehsil in 2011 were 93.63% in which, male and female literacy were 94.79% and 92.19% respectively. Total literate in Shimla Tehsil were 146,062 of which male and female were 81,495 and 64,567 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shimla Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Shimla Tehsil is 820 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 820 females in Shimla Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Shimla Tehsil.

Child Population - Shimla Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 13,571 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shimla Tehsil. Out of which 13,571 were male while 13,571 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shimla Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 46,306 families under Shimla Tehsil living in urban areas while 46,306 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Shimla Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 0% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 13,571 while that in rural region is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 169,578 169,578 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,571 13,571 0
Schedule Caste 29,601 29,601 0
Schedule Tribe 2,765 2,765 0
Literacy 93.63% 93.63% NaN%
Sex Ratio 820 820 NaN

Working Population - Shimla Tehsil

In Shimla Tehsil out of total population, 70,999 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 854 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 388 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,899 49,631 13,268
Cultivators 854 680 174
Agriculture Labourer 388 322 66
Household Industries 1,530 1,061 469
Other Workers 60,127 47,568 12,559
Marginal Workers 8,100 3,861 4,239
Non Working 98,579 39,660 58,919

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