Shimla is the most popular and attractive place for tourism in India. It is the capital of Northern Indian State of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is a district, which is bounded by Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east and Solan and Simaur in the southeast. Shimla was pronounced as the summer capital of British India. Shimla is also the educational center of the hilly region of the state. Shimla’s climate condition attracted the British to establish the city in the heavy forest in Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla lies in the southwestern range of Himalayas. It has an altitude of approximately 2206 meters above sea level. Shimla has spread approximately 9.2 km from east to west. The climate in Shimla is cool during winter and moderately warm during summer. The average temperature during summer is 19 to 28 degree Celsius and in winter it goes down to more than -1 degree.
If we talk about employment, the government and the tourism sector largely drives it. Shimla is the area’s health care center with having a medical college and four major hospitals. Shimla has 14 aaganwadis and 63 primary schools. For growth and promotion, the government is trying to promote IT sectors as a new area but there is a new startup in and around Shimla.