Shimla district - Wikipedia Shimla district This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Shimla. District in Himachal Pradesh, India Shimla district District Nickname ( s ) : The Queen of Hills Country India State Himachal Pradesh Headquarters Shimla Government Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap, IAS Superintendent of Police Omapati Jambval Lok Sabha Constituencies Shimla Vidhan. Sabha Constituencies Shimla Shimla ( Rural ) Kasumpti Theog Kotkhai & Jubbal Rohru Chopal Rampur Area Total 5,131 km ( 1,981 sq mi ) Population ( 2011 ) Total 813,384 Rank 3rd Density 160 / km ( 410 / sq mi ) Languages Official Hindi Demographics Sex ratio 916 Literacy 84.55 Literacy : male 90.73 Literacy : female 77.80 Time zone IST ( UTC + 5 : 30 ) Area code ( s ) 91 177 xxxxxxx ISO 3166 code IN - HP Largest city Shimla Climate ETh ( Köppen ) Precipitation 1,520 millimetres ( 60 in ) Avg. annual temperature 17 ° C ( 63 ° F ) Avg. summer temperature 22 ° C ( 72 ° F ) Avg. winter temperature 4 ° C ( 39 ° F ) Website hpshimla.nic.in/welcome.asp Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh lies between longitude 77.00 '' and 78.19 '' east and latitude 30.45 '' and 31.44 '' north, with its headquarters in Shimla. It is surrounded by Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhand in the southeast, Solan to the southwest and Sirmaur in the south. The elevation of the district ranges from 300 metres ( 984 ft ) to 6,000 metres ( 19,685 ft ). As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Himachal Pradesh ( out of 12 ), after Kangra and Mandi. It is the most urbanized district of Himachal Pradesh. The most commonly practised religion in the district is Hinduism. Hindi and Pahari are the languages spoken. Tourism and agriculture / horticulture are the majors source of income. Contents 1 Administrative structure 2 Access 2.1 By road 3 District profile 3.1 Population 3.1. 1 Literacy and education levels 3.1. 2 Education level attained 3.1. 3 Age groups 3.1. 4 Major towns 3.1. 5 Type of house ( % of households occupying ) 4 Climate 5 Demographics 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Administrative structure Sl. No. Particulars Description Geographical Area 5,131 km Area ( out of total area ) of H.P. 9.22 % Tehsils ( 12 ) Rampur, Kumarsain, seoni ( shimla ), Shimla ( R ), Shimla ( U ), Theog - panoli, Chaupal, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Rohru, Chirgaon, Dodra Kawar Sub-Tehsils ( 5 ) Nankhari Rampur, Junga Shimla ( R ), Cheta ( Kupvi ) Chaupal, Nerwa Chaupal, Tikar Rohru 5 Towns ( 10 ) Rampur, Narkanda, seoni ( shimla ), Kumarsain, Shimla, Theog, Chaupal, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru 6 Sub-Divisions ( 7 ) Shimla ( U ), Shimla ( R ), Theog, Chaupal, Rohru, Rampur, Dodra Kawar 7 C.D. Blocks ( 10 ) Mashobra, Theog, Chaupal, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Rohru, Kumarsain, Chirgaon, Basantpur, Nankhari 8 Legislative Assembly ( 8 ) Rampur, Shimla ( R ), Shimla ( U ), Theog, Chaupal, Jubbal - Kotkhai, Rohru, Kasumpati 9 Villages 2,914 10 Inhabited 2,520 11 Uninhabited 394 12 Density 159 person per km 13 Panchayts 363 Access Kalka - ShimlaWERA train Jubbarhatti Airport By road Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between the major towns and Shimla : Kalka - 80 km Patiala - 172 km Chandigarh - 119 km Ambala - 166 km Delhi - 380 km Agra - 568 km Amritsar - 342 km Jammu ( via Pathankot ) - 482 km Chaupal - 100 km Srinagar - 787 km Jaipur - 629 km Dharmsala ( via Mandi ) - 290 km Dharamsala ( via Hamirpur ) - 235 km Dalhousie - 345 km Chamba - 401 km Kullu - 235 km Manali - 280 km Mandi - 153 km Palampur - 270 km Rohru - 129 km Dehradoon - 275 km Theog - 28 km Rampur - 132 km District profile View of a Himalayan valley Ridge Shimla Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla Sheep flock Dhami village near Shimla Population As of Census of India 2001 Population count - 813,384 Males - 424,486 Females - 388,898 Sex ratio ( females per 1000 males ) - 916 Growth ( 2001 -- 2011 ) - 12.58 % Rural - 555,269 Urban - 167,233 Scheduled Caste population - 188,787 Percentage to total population - 26.13 % Scheduled Tribe population - 4,112 Percentage to total population - 0.57 % Number of households - 1 54,693 Household size ( per household ) - 5 Literacy and education levels Literates Persons - 619,427 Males - 347,013 Females - 272,414 Literacy rate Persons - 84.55 % Males - 90.73 % Females - 77.80 % Education level attained Total - 504,330 Without level - 11,640 Below primary - 97,060 Primary - 114,805 Middle - 78,995 Matric / Higher Secondary / Diploma - 153,284 Graduate and above - 48,464 Age groups 0 -- 4 years - 59,305 5 -- 14 years - 149,801 15 -- 59 years - 455,784 60 years and above ( incl. A.N.S. ) - 57,612 Major towns Shimla ( M Corp. ) - 142,555 Rampur ( M Cl ) - 9,653 Rohru ( M CI ) - 8,205 Chaupal ( NP ) - 6786 Theog ( M CI ) - 5435 Total inhabited villages - 2,520 Type of house ( % of households occupying ) Permanent - 83.2 Semi-permanent - 14.6 Temporary - 2.2 Climate hide Climate data for Shimla ( 1951 -- 1980 ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 21.4 ( 70.5 ) 22.6 ( 72.7 ) 25.8 ( 78.4 ) 29.6 ( 85.3 ) 32.4 ( 90.3 ) 31.5 ( 88.7 ) 28.9 ( 84 ) 27.8 ( 82 ) 28.6 ( 83.5 ) 25.6 ( 78.1 ) 23.5 ( 74.3 ) 20.5 ( 68.9 ) 32.4 ( 90.3 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 8.9 ( 48 ) 10.6 ( 51.1 ) 14.8 ( 58.6 ) 19.4 ( 66.9 ) 22.9 ( 73.2 ) 24.1 ( 75.4 ) 21.0 ( 69.8 ) 20.2 ( 68.4 ) 20.1 ( 68.2 ) 23.7 ( 74.7 ) 15.1 ( 59.2 ) 12.0 ( 53.6 ) 17.3 ( 63.1 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) 1.7 ( 35.1 ) 3.0 ( 37.4 ) 6.8 ( 44.2 ) 11.1 ( 52 ) 14.2 ( 57.6 ) 15.6 ( 60.1 ) 15.0 ( 59 ) 14.8 ( 58.6 ) 13.4 ( 56.1 ) 10.7 ( 51.3 ) 7.0 ( 44.6 ) 4.3 ( 39.7 ) 9.8 ( 49.6 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) − 10.6 ( 12.9 ) − 8.5 ( 16.7 ) − 6.1 ( 21 ) − 1.3 ( 29.7 ) 1.4 ( 34.5 ) 7.8 ( 46 ) 9.4 ( 48.9 ) 10.6 ( 51.1 ) 5.0 ( 41 ) 0.2 ( 32.4 ) − 1.1 ( 30 ) − 12.2 ( 10 ) − 12.2 ( 10 ) Average precipitation mm ( inches ) 54.6 ( 2.15 ) 47.2 ( 1.858 ) 59.4 ( 2.339 ) 41.1 ( 1.618 ) 56.4 ( 2.22 ) 175.6 ( 6.913 ) 376.5 ( 14.823 ) 335.1 ( 13.193 ) 190.2 ( 7.488 ) 46.2 ( 1.819 ) 13.8 ( 0.543 ) 16.0 ( 0.63 ) 1,424.8 ( 56.094 ) Average rainy days 4.7 4.1 5.2 3.6 4.6 10.3 18.3 18.1 9.9 2.9 1.3 1.8 84.8 Source : India Meteorological Department ( record high and low up to 2010 ) Demographics Religious composition, Shimla District Hinduism 97.23 % Islam 1.45 % Sikhism 0.5 % Buddhism 0.4 % According to the 2011 census Shimla district has a population of 813,384, roughly equal to the nation of Comoros or the US state of South Dakota. This gives it a ranking of 483rd in India ( out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 159 inhabitants per square kilometre ( 410 / sq mi ). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 - 2011 was 12.58 %. Shimla has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.55 %. It has the highest urban population of all districts in Himachal. The urban population forms 24.77 % of the district. Simla district has always been a Hindu majority district from time imemorable but has gone through numerous change throughout the decades. See also Bhattakufer References ^ Jump up to : `` District Census 2011 ''. Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ Census of India Jump up ^ `` Shimla Climatological Table Period : 1951 -- 1980 ''. India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010 '' ( PDF ). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2015. Jump up ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. `` Country Comparison : Population ''. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 01. Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est. Jump up ^ `` 2010 Resident Population Data ''. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 30. South Dakota 814,180 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimla district. 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Question: what are the total no. of panchayat in shimla district
Answer: 363