STATISTICAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT SHIMLA
	Sl.No.	INDICATOR	Referance Year	NUMBER
	1	Area ( In Sq.Kms.)	Census –2001	5131
	2	Population
		Total	Census –2001	722502
		Males	Census –2001	380996
		Females	Census –2001	341506
		Rural	Census –2001	555269
		Urban	Census –2001	167233
		SC  Population	Census –2001	188787
		ST  Population	Census –2001	4112
		POPULATION ( 0-6 Years )
		Total	2001 Census	85089
		Males	2001 Census	44105
		Females	2001 Census	40984
	3	% Age of Rural Population	Census –2001	76.85
	4	%Age of Urban Population	Census –2001	23.15
	5	% Age of State Population	Census –2001	11.89
	6	Decennial Growth Rate (1991-2001)	Census –2001	17.02
	7	Sex – Ratio ( Females per 1000 Males)	Census –2001	898
	8	Density of Population (Pop.per Sq.Km)	Census –2001	141
	9	Literacy Rate  ( %age)
		Combined	Census –2001	79.1
		Males	Census –2001	87.2
		Females	Census –2001	70.1
	10	Number of Towns	Census –2001	13
	11	Number of Constituencies	Census –2001	8
	12	Number of CD Blocks	Census –2001	9
	13	Number of Inhabited villages	Census –2001	2520
	14	Number of Gram Panchayats	Census –2001	331
	15	Number of Tahsils	Census –2001	12
	16	Number of Sub-Tahsils	Census –2001	5
	17	Number of Sub- Divisions	Census –2001	7
	18	Couple Protection Rate ( %)	31-3-2006	51.3
	19	Number of Medical Institutions	30-9-2006
		General Hospitals		12
		Community Health Centres		5
		Primary Health Centres		77
		Civil Dispensaries / ESI Disp.		9
		Sub- Centres		261
		Number of Beds Sanctioned		2174
	20	Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2006	790143
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2007	802826
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2008	815509
	21	Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2006	131543
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2007	133655
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2008	135766