| State Capital | Shimla |
| No. of Districts | 12 |
| No. of Tehsils | 71 |
| No. of Sub Divisions | 50 |
| No. of Blocks | 72 |
| No. of Nagar Panchyats | 28 |
| No. of Gram Panchyats [Dec.1997] | 2922 |
| No. of Villages | 19388 |
| No. of Towns | 48 |
| No. of Parliament Constituencies | |
| Lok Sabha | 4 |
| Rajya Sabha | 3 |
| No.of Assembly Constituencies | 68 |