| Sirmaur district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Himachal Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coordinates: | 30.64°N 77.44°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Nahan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Nahan |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2825 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 529,855 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 79.98% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 915 |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 5 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | HP-16, HP-16AA, HP-17, HP-18, HP-71, HP-79, HP-85 |
| Website: | http://hpsirmaur.nic.in/ |
Sirmaur district is the southernmost district of Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is largely mountainous and rural, with 90% of its population living in villages. Some of its towns include the capital Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Lana palar,Tuheri, Bhawan, Sirmaur, Shamra, UchaTikker and Suketi, the latter known for Shivalik Fossil Park.
There are seven tehsils in this district: Nahan, Renuka, Kamrau, Shillai, Rajgarh, Pachhad, and Paonta Sahib. The Giri River divides the district into two almost equal parts: Giripar and Giriaar. The major towns are Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Rajgarh, and Shillai. Rajgarh is the biggest village of Sirmour district.
See main article: Sirmur State.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Sirmaur district has a population of 529,855, which placed it 542nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district had a population density of 188PD/sqkm.[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.61%.[1] Sirmaur had a sex ratio of 915 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.98%. 10.79% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 30.34% and 2.13% of the population respectively.[1] As of the 2011 census, % of the population of the district identified their first language as Hindi, % as Pahari, and % as Sirmauri. There were also speakers of Punjabi (3.88%), Nepali (0.94%), Haryanvi, (0.43%), and Tibetan (0.42%).[2]
Declared a national park in 2010, Simbalbara National Park is located in Sirmaur district. It covers an area of around 27.88 sq.km. The fauna of Simbalbara National Park includes, Goral, Spotted Deer, Sambhar, Himalayan Black Bear, Hanuman Langurs and Indian Muntjacs. The flora includes Sal forests and lush green pastures.
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