Local businesses in Shimla
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 2
- Saraswati Dot Com Pvt ltd; The New India Assurance Co Ltd
- Government offices: 4
- Himachal Pradesh State Secretariat; HP PWD HQ - EnC & CE-SZ; Gorton Castle; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
- Colleges and universities: 3
- Himachal Pradesh University; R.K.M.V
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Shimla Brewing Company
- Banks: 14
- ICICI; RBL Bank; AU Small Finance Bank; Oriental Bank Of Commerce; IDFC First Bank; IndusInd Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; Kotak Mahindra Bank; Punjab National Bank; State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 20
- Shimla Sanitarium and Hospital; Tenzin Hospital; Dr.Jatinder Eye Hospital; JNS Eye Centre; Kamla Nehru State Hospital For Mother & Child; Neuro Centre, Shimla; Regional Ayurvedic Hospital; Bhartiya Chikitsa And Homeopethic Department; Lady Readings Hospital; Simla Hospital
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)
- Culture and food
- Hindus are about 93 per cent of Shimla's population. People of Shimla are informally called Shimlaites, and the annual Shimla Summer Festival is a major event.
- 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.