Local businesses in Shimla
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 41
- Sol the brew house; Cafe 1873; Cafe Nook; Himachali Rasoi; Amrit Dhaba; Hide Out Café; Sher-e-Punjab; Ajay Dhaba; Alfa restaurant;Tourist information; Amar Bhojnalaya
- Hotels and lodges: 85
- Thira Shimla; Wingait Inn; YMCA tourist hostel; Ashiana Clarks Exotica Revolving; Oak View; Charlie Mount Lodge; Hotel Uphar; Jisha's Homestay; Vishram; Chapslee Hotel
- Clothing shops: 19
- Lal & Sons; Octave; Nathu Ram & Sons; Shehzadi; Bazaar; Gift Palace; Latawa's; Redtape; Smoke Export plus; Tibetan Handloom Shop
- Jewellers: 1
- Fatehchand Jewellers
- Clinics: 11
- Gastroentrology Endoscopy Centre; Grover Dental Clinic; Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital; Maria Clinic; Vidya Clinic; Dr.Lakhanpaul Nursing Home Dental Specialities Centre; Goel Eye Clinic; Rana Ortho Care Centre; Vijay Clinic; Health Care Clinic
- Electronics and mobile shops: 3
- Apple Store iNvent; Aman Electrical Store; Airtel
Shimla facts
- District
- Shimla District
- Area
- about 25 sq km, about 2205 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 171001 (Shimla High Court), 171002 (Shimla East)
- Places nearby
- Lower Bazaar (neighbourhood and Market, 1 km), Christ Church (anglican church, 1 km), Jakhu Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), Army Heritage Museum (army Museum, 1 km)
- Getting there
- Shimla Airport is at Jubbarhatti, 23 km from the city, with regular flights to Delhi.
- History
- One theory says Shimla comes from Shyamalaya, a blue slate house on Jakhu Hill, another from Shyamala, a name of the goddess Kali.
- Education
- Shimla has many British-era schools, including Bishop Cotton School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Auckland House School and Loreto Convent.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.