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About Kiara Village

Kiara is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 38 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,368 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 8.09 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 38
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,368
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kiara compares

By the 2011 count Kiara is the 178th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 8.09 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Kiara

The census records public bus service for Kiara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiara from other places

Kiara lies about 42 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kiara
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 42 km

Villages closest to Kiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiara village had a population of 90. That makes it the 178th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kiara village has 38 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiara has about 1368 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Kiara is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiara covers 8.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kiara falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiara is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kiara.

Kiara is about 42 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiara is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 27 km away. Barsar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Bagg (5.7 km) and Kannar (7.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kiara today is likely to be higher.

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