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Shimla
City population
173,503
#297
in India
#1
in Himachal Pradesh
#3,300
worldwide
31.104, 77.167 · 276 km from New Delhi
About Shimla
Shimla is a city in Himachal Pradesh, India with a population of 173,503. It is the 297th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 3,300th largest worldwide. It lies 276 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
2,073 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
31.104, 77.167
Record updated
2024-01-06
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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