Shimla AI Report
Date: June 7, 2025
Shimla, located in Himachal Pradesh, has 23% of the state's population.
Shimla is the 243rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Shimla District in Himachal Pradesh State. Shimla District is 539th highest ranked in population and 206th ranked in area, in India.
The average Urban Internet Pop / State or UT Pop (%, TRAI December 2024) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 122. Shimla is the 6th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.
Shimla is the 11th highest ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.
Shimla is the 17th highest ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has more decentralized governance as compare to other districts.
Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024)
No of Sub Divisional Hospital
Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)
Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)
Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023
Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025)
Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Shimla is the 147th worst ranked in . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Shimla is the 708th worst ranked in . This implies low private sector growth.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Shimla is the 622nd worst ranked in . This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.
Shimla is the 605th worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower education center.
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Shimla Nature Highlights
| Nature Metrics | % of India | Rank Out of 768 | City / Districts Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census) | 2.50% | 12th | 6406 |
|
URANIUM (in tonnes) |
URANIUM (in tonnes) | 0.06% | 17th | 3331 |
|
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) | 0.63% | 31st | 4027 |
|
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) | 0.52% | 45th | 4082 |
|
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) | 0.49% | 59th | 7972 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.37% | 69th | 1545 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production | 0.04% | 100th | 8265 |
|
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) | 0.18% | 109th | 3234 |
|
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) | 0.14% | 300th | 6882 |
|
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) | 0.07% | 383rd | 2898 |
|
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) | 0.01% | 476th | 3412 |
|
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 530th | 10350 |
|
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 542nd | 3791 |
Shimla Culture Highlights
| Sr.No | Culture Metrics | Counts | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Princely State |
Princely State | 1 | Delath |
|
Cantt |
Cantt | 1 | Shimla |
Airports
| Name | City | IATA Code | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Airport Name |
Shimla Airport | Jubberhatti | SLV | 7 Km |
Shimla
Health Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital | 2 | 11th | 9478 |
| 2 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 103rd | 5732 |
| 3 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 131st | 7102 |
| 4 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 158th | 7843 |
| 5 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 162nd | 4909 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Doctors | 1795 | 268th | 5902 |
| 2 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 518th | 8344 |
| 3 | No of Nurses | 3392 | 530th | 4199 |
Shimla
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 35th | 6258 |
| 2 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024) | 23 | 38th | 8946 |
| 3 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 39th | 10408 |
| 4 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024) | 5533 | 49th | 7226 |
| 5 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 52nd | 3474 |
| 6 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 14 | 79th | 9644 |
| 7 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024) | 1 | 101st | 8801 |
| 8 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 28688 | 107th | 5312 |
| 9 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 110th | 5243 |
| 10 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 117th | 2622 |
| 11 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 139th | 2124 |
| 12 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 183 | 143rd | 4902 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 74th | 8237 |
| 2 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 207th | 4066 |
| 3 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 222nd | 1753 |
| 4 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 299th | 2753 |
| 5 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 420th | 4000 |
| 6 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 454th | 8494 |
| 7 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 517th | 7139 |
| 8 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 23154 | 533rd | 5897 |
| 9 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 557th | 6028 |
| 10 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 11 | 590th | 8725 |
| 11 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 615th | 2060 |
Shimla
Demography Metrics
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 141st | 9825 |
| 2 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 197th | 7721 |
| 3 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 221st | 10329 |
Shimla
Education Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 34th | 11098 |
| 2 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 45th | 8526 |
| 3 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 55th | 1908 |
| 4 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 68th | 3707 |
| 5 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 85th | 7398 |
| 6 | # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) | 1920 | 88th | 8866 |
| 7 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 105th | 3913 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 109th | 3612 |
| 9 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 114th | 6010 |
| 10 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 115th | 5191 |
| 11 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 127th | 2309 |
| 12 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 130th | 3111 |
| 13 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 130th | 3269 |
| 14 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 130th | 10976 |
| 15 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 146th | 3350 |
| 16 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 163rd | 2116 |
| 17 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 273rd | 10710 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 438th | 3515 |
| 2 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 438th | 7513 |
| 3 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 494th | 3695 |
| 4 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 540th | 9599 |
| 5 | # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 6151 | 570th | 8687 |
| 6 | # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 1085 | 570th | 6486 |
| 7 | # of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 684 | 587th | 10191 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 759 | 587th | 2172 |
| 9 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 605th | 2617 |
Shimla
Governance Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 17th | 4196 |
| 2 | Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020) | 1416 | 202nd | 9453 |
| 3 | Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 147th | 8896 |
| 4 | Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 153rd | 2571 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 344th | 7425 |
| 2 | Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) | 24 | 359th | 5064 |
| 3 | Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) | 285 | 366th | 10974 |
| 4 | Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 2654 | 398th | 6073 |
| 5 | Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 29 | 469th | 11029 |
Shimla
Internet Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024) | 122 | 6th | 9073 |
| 2 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025) | 135164 | 51st | 3394 |
| 3 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024) | 411790 | 100th | 6417 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 53rd | 8952 |
| 2 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 479th | 5413 |
| 3 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025) | 172612 | 622nd | 4847 |
Shimla
Language Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 70th | 10061 |
| 2 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 107th | 5138 |
| 3 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 122nd | 10292 |
| 4 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 243rd | 10084 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 343rd | 7792 |
| 2 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 445th | 8285 |
| 3 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 462nd | 10056 |
| 4 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 474th | 10177 |
| 5 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 504th | 8458 |
| 6 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 522nd | 7368 |
| 7 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 528th | 8282 |
| 8 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 542nd | 3556 |
| 9 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 556th | 7225 |
| 10 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 557th | 6753 |
| 11 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 562nd | 4727 |
| 12 | Odia Script | 5442 | 592nd | 11246 |
| 13 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 607th | 3892 |
Shimla
Media Metrics
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 54th | 10872 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 218th | 2884 |
| 3 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 383rd | 9745 |
Shimla
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Uninhabited Villages | 64 | 6th | 1783 |
| 2 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 17th | 2675 |
| 3 | # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking | 566 | 73rd | 7434 |
| 4 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 182nd | 10230 |
| 5 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 215th | 5165 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy | 1508 | 208th | 1207 |
| 2 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 323rd | 7755 |
| 3 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 339th | 10662 |
| 4 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 377th | 8028 |
| 5 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 437th | 10415 |
| 6 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 477th | 10442 |
| 7 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 495th | 7405 |
| 8 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 499th | 10732 |
Shimla
Work Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 | 1938 | 22nd | 5621 |
| 2 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 43rd | 8721 |
| 3 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 60th | 7994 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 101st | 8073 |
| 2 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 298th | 3545 |
| 3 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 565th | 5246 |
| 4 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 696th | 4496 |
| 5 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 708th | 4902 |
languages
City (district
capitals)/DHQ
- 1. Hindi : 148,114
- 2. English Multilingual Population : 27,038
- 3. Punjabi : 9,958
Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1
Basic Details
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population : |
: | 169,578 |
|---|---|---|
| City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank) |
: | 243rd |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 5,131 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 206th |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 11 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 3,231 |
Frequently Asked Questions :
Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their
respective
D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is
politically
managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census
baseline)
continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the
district
parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census
took
place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T.
level, is
not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India
has
approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its
respective
DHQ
(District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations)
where
some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details
are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important
data
points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768
DHQ (
District
Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in
India,
for
comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.
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