Shimla District Religion Population 2011
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh has 8,14,010 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 7,91,449 people (97.23%).
Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh recorded a total population of 8,14,010 in Census 2011 across 17 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 7,91,449 residents, accounting for 97.23% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 11,810 people (1.45%), establishing a majority gap of 95.78 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 22,561 individuals (2.77% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Shimla District
The religion census data for Shimla district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 7,91,449 population (97.23% of district total).
- Muslim: 11,810 population (1.45% of district total).
- Sikh: 4,047 population (0.50% of district total).
- Buddhist: 3,262 population (0.40% of district total).
- Christian: 2,025 population (0.25% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,035 population (0.13% of district total).
- Other: 197 population (0.02% of district total).
- Jain: 185 population (0.02% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Shimla
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 7,91,449 | 97.23% |
| Muslim | 11,810 | 1.45% |
| Sikh | 4,047 | 0.50% |
| Buddhist | 3,262 | 0.40% |
| Christian | 2,025 | 0.25% |
| NotStated | 1,035 | 0.13% |
| Other | 197 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 185 | 0.02% |
Subdistricts in Shimla
- Rampur
- Nankhari
- Kumharsain
- Seoni
- Shimla ( Rural )
- Shimla (urban)
- Junga
- Theog
- Chaupal
- Cheta
- Nerua
- Jubbal
- Kotkhai
- Tikar
- Rohru
- Chirgaon
- Dodra Kwar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 7,91,449 (97.23%)
- Muslim: 11,810 (1.45%)
- Sikh: 4,047 (0.50%)
- Buddhist: 3,262 (0.40%)
- Christian: 2,025 (0.25%)
- NotStated: 1,035 (0.13%)