g o v e r n m e n t o f HIMACHAL PRADESH DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF SHIMLA DISTRICT 1985 Issued by \ DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMIA-171001 p r e f a c e The compilation of a statistical book at district level is an important ana uaeful work* The present publication is eighth in series and contains cofjprehensivG t^les about area and popilation, agriculture livestock/ forests, medical and public health, education, co-operation, industties, labour and employment, transport etc; besides some state level tablesi The information contained in this book will be of imnnense use not only for assessing th^ process in the district in different sectx>rs of the economy bjjtt w ill also provide useful data fcr formulating various d is tr ic t/b lo c k level developmefetal plans and policies for future. I am thankful to all the District officers of different departments for their kind cooperation in making available the data presented in the publication*. Suggestion to improve the scope and contents of this publication will be wel<6ome# R .S . b h /^t n a g a r Director of Economics and Sta^kistics, Himachal Pradesh* u NIEPA DC »»i» 5ub. ^ - . : . cf Ed.-^tion&r vivistTCtion. * tb !• Shri R.L.Gautam/ District statistical ofi:icer overall guidance Shri D*K.Sood, II Technical Assistant 0 0 collection,compilation 0 and write-up 3 . Smt. Anita Arvind# ff Technical Assistant. 4 . Shri Tilak Ram verma, i Assistant at the fi Headquarters. 5 Typing of tne 4 I publication • 5 . S hri Din es h Kum ar S harm ^ Senior clerk. 4 *** CONTENTS TABLTSS ^ of Achievements 1.1 shimla District at a Glance II Area and population - 2«1- Area and growth rate ’ 3 2.2. Area and Density of population 4 . 2.3 Rural and urban population 1981- Census ' 5 2*4 AJ^ea and Population - f . ; - 2.5 Scheduled caste & Scheduled Tribe population 7 2*6 ii^ea.- populatiqn and Growth Rate of TO«flns 8 2.7 pistribution of Main workers ^cultivators 9 2.8 Handicapped Pox^ulation - 1981 census- 10 III 3.1 Land utilisation in Shimla District 11^ 3.2. Land ut:ili?iatic»i’ in Shimla Tehsll 12. 3.3 Land uciilisation in Seoni Tehsll 13 3.4. Land utilisation in Theog Tehsil 14 3.5 Land'ytilisation In KotKhal Tehsil 15 3 .6 Land u tilis a tio n in Kumariiain Tehsil 16 A 3.7 Land utilisation in chopal Tehsil 17 3.8 Land utilisation in jubbal Tehsil 18 3.9 Land utilisation in Rohru Tehsil 19 ^.10 Land Utilisation In Rarnpur Tehsil 20 3.11 Land utilisation in NanXhare Sub-Tehsil 21 3.12 Land Utilisation in Qhirgaon sub-rehsil 22 3.13 Area under principal CrojJS 23-30 3.14 Production of Principal Crops 34^-36. 3.15 cross irrigated AJC^a 37-41 3.16 Net Area irrigated "^2 ' 3.17 Distribution of Seed and Fertilizer 43- 3.18 Agricultural implements - 1982 44 . 3.'19 Number Area of Oi^eraticnal Holdings by S ize class of Pioldings - 45 3.20 Estimated Nximber and ATGa of Operational Holdings by Tenure 46 Contd...(ii) (li) I V c l i m a t e 4.1 Rain Fall in shimla District 47 4*2 Temperature and Relative Humidity at shimla 48 V HORTICULTURE . 5*1 Area and production of F ru its 49 5 .2 AP-a under Fruits 50 5.3 production of Fruits 51 5.4 seed Multiphication Forms, and Progeny orchards 52 VI LIVE_ STOCK ajJD i^II4AL HUSBANmY 6.1 Live stock and poultry Tehsil wise 53 6.2 v^terinay institutions 54 'e.S veterinary personnal' 55 6 .4 ve ter in ay Affid VII FORESTS 7.1 Area under forests 57 7.2 out turn and value of Major porests products 58 7.3 value of Minor forests products , 58 VIII FISHEPJBS 8.1 Developement of Fisheries , '59 IX v i t a l ST?aTISTICS 9*1 Births and Deaths - 60 " 9.2 Deafns from various causes . 61 j,' X MEDICAL AN^D PUBL IC HEALTH 10«1 Nuirber of Hospitals and dispensaries in ShiSiia District (Block-Wise) 62 s 10*2 Pc.tients treated 6*3 10«3 rurber of Beds available in Different type of j.nstihutions • ' 64 10;4 e^^Gment under National Family welfare - I'XcccToTtme 65 1 1 .1 Nurri'cr of E ducatio nal institution on 3 1 .3 .1 9 8 4 ) 66 11.2 NUHiber of Teachers in Educational Institutions 67 11.3 NUiTiber of scnolors in sducational institutions 6? 11.4 Litracy - 1981 - census 68 Contd.. .(til) ( i i i ) DSVHLOa^ENT AND 12 uI isfumber of Panchayats in* rural’Development (Block - VJisa )■ as on 31*3 *1983 ^ ^ 12 • 2 Number of Panchayats and their menibershdp (Block- Wise) 70 12.3 judicial Work done by p^chayats - ' " 7 0 .a* ♦ X I I I c o -o p e r a t i c n ^ ' n n - -r r r - T 1— p- - - 13.1 Cooperation . 7 l«73 XIV^ INDUSTRIES , 1.1 ........... ..................... i,^ 14 •! Registrsd Factories — 1980 ' 74-78 14.2 industrial Loans advanced & recovered 79 XV ELECTRICITy 15#1 Number of electrified villages 8 0 , EMPLOyM^JNT ' ' 16 «1 Registratien and placing .work done by Employment. Exchanges' ' Bl 16.2 occfupotional Distribution of Applicants bn Live Register of Einployment exchange 61 16.3 Distributicn of candidates according to educational Standc'Xd' (on the live register) 82 •i • ^ 16.4 Distribution of H.P^Government Employees(as on 3l f 3 . 1982) 82 16eS Distribution of Himachal Pradesh Government Employees aS on 31st March/ 1982 83 ^>^1 TI^ij^JSPOR'r 7->ND COMMUNICATION * . 17 cl Road Accidents - 84 17 «2 Road Length ' , , ' ‘ , 84-85 17. 3 ‘ Road L-en'ghh 65 17.4 Number of Broadcasting Receiving Licences issued .85 17 .5 N’Jimber'of post offices . , 85 o- XV^II POLICE AND CP.IMES " 18.1 Distribution of crimes 86 18.2 police strength . 8 7 18.3 incidence of crimes ‘ ‘ 87 18.4 police stations & Out posts - 1983 88 EXCISE TAXATiq<I 1 9 -X irjcomc- From j^fffenrer^t Ta^ces , 89 19.2 Consumptioa of country liquor/Opium and foregen liquor Contd. .. (iv) iv XX MISCBLL.^\[SQUb 20 si List of curimercial Banks a3 on 31#3*1984 91—93 20»2 Backward Area 94 * 20 #3 SuiTimary of provisional Results of Economic , census^ Shimla District - i960 95 20.4 Distance of important places from District Head Quarter . 96 20.5 Sm^ill Savings in shimla District 97-98 20.6 Statistical Data of Banks aS on 31st December/84 99 20.7 important pairs and Festivals of Shimla D istrict 100 20.8 oonsf.itu@ncy wise information — 101 XXI ST7-iTE TABLES —a— mtmm 2 1 .1 District wise area and population v -102 21-2 Rural and urban population 103-106 “ 21.3 District wis.e main workers Marginal workers and Non-workers - 1981 census 109 ' 21.4 Literacy including population - 110-111 21*5 DistriiSfi". wioe distribution of fertilizers in terms of plant Nutrients 112-113 21.6 Distributioa of Deposits and Advances 114-116 21.7 L iv e Stock and poultry ^ ^ * 117-118 21.8 Number of villages electrified 119 21*9 Distribution of H.p .employees as on 3lst March^ 1981 (District Wise) . 120 21.lODistrict wise number of Factories Registered and workders 121 21. l.lDi strict “‘Wise numbar and area of operational Holding during 1970-71 and 1976-77 122 (v ) REVIEW OF achievement ^ IH oHXML/i DlbT.^CT >R5VIEW OF ACHIEVSMENTb IN SrilMLA DISTRICT » Shimla D istric t become a part of tns state of ■9- Himachal Pradesh on 1st November/1966. At the time of the re-organ is at ion of the Pub jab State, at that time ,it aomprised of three sufcf-di vis ions, namely shimla, Kandaghat and Nalagarh with two tehsils namely Kandaghat and Nalagarh and one sub- tehsil shimla* On the re-organisatioti of shimla and Mahasu Distripc On l'*9.1972- in the new shimla District, most of the territory of the erst—while Mahasu district was merged with shimla sub-rehsil and tvjt> of the sub-divisions of tne old shimla District namely Kandaghat and Nalagarh were merged with the newly created Solan district; Jr ■ £ The present shimla D istrict comprises of five sub- divisicns namely Shimla, Theog, chopal# Rohru and Rampur having *• tweleve tehsils namely shimla, seoni^ Theog/chopal#vJUbbal,Kotkhai# Rohru/Kumharsain and Rampur, chirgoan two sub-tehsils namely Nankhari and KupVi for administrative purposes, por development ♦ * purposes the district is divided in to eight blocks namely K\5^vunpti-seoni, Theog, ehopal<^ jubbal and Kotkhai, Rohru, Chhohara/ Kumarsain and Rampur. T^ere are two hundred and seventy three gram Panchyats in the^district having 2/188 inhabited and 221 un-inhabited villages. Thereare six urban area3 in the district namely mnicipal cori>oration, shimla Municipal committee Theog and Rairpur, N o tified area committee Dhalli and Rohru and contonmant Board jutogh. l o c a t i o n SMi BOUNDARIES:- The District is situated tetween loiggitudes 37«.02* and 78* 18* and latitudeds 30® 43* . It is bounded on the North by Kinnaur, Kullu and Mandi .district, oh the East by u.P. on tne South by sirma^r District and on the West by Solan district# area 7 m POPULATION :- ' .... ... .....—-- The total area of the District according to Survey General is 5,131 Sq- Kilometers w ^re as Aft Is 2/87/844 Hectares • r aCQOrclng to revenue papers.