SHIMLA

District Headquarter             -     Shimla
Population                            -     8,13,384
Area                                     -      5,131 sq. km.
Density                                -       159 (per sq. km.)
Literacy                                -      84.55%
Male                                     -      90.73%
Female                                  -      77.80%
Sex Ratio                              -      916 (Females per 1000 males)

Formation of District:
Previously it was part of the Punjab State. On the reorganization of Punjab, Shimla was merged into Himachal Pradesh on 1st Nov, 1966

Boundaries:
It is bounded by Mandi and Kullu in the North Kinnaur in the East. Solan district in the South and by Sirmaur district in the West.

Assembly Seats              (8)
Rampur,
Rohru
Jubbal-Kotkhai-Nawer,
Chopal
Theog
Shimla(Urban)
Shimla (Rural) &
 Kasumpali

Rivers and Tributaries:
The Satluj river enters at Badhal in Rampur tehsil.
Pabbar and
Giri are the other rivers.

Pride of the District
*Shimla (summer capital of Imperial British Government)
*Rothney Castle (a building situated on the Jakhu hills where idea of Indian National Congress sprouted)
*Annadale (the first Durand Football tournament was held at Annadale ground)
*Peterhoff, the building where the trial of Gandhiji's killer (Nathu Ram Godse) was held
*Vice Regal Lodge (Indian Institute of Advanced Study) building with a difference
*Victory Tunnel (commenced in 1945) at the end of world war II to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces.