About Kiar Village

Kiar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	55.4 hectares
Population	218
Male Population	108
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiar compares

By the 2011 count Kiar is the 38th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 55.4 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kiar

Kiar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiar from other places

Kiar lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 9.4 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 Kiar
Nearest railway station	Meghrajpura	9.4 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km

Villages closest to Kiar

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

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Common questions about Kiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiar village had a population of 218. That makes it the 38th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kiar village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiar has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kiar is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiar covers 55.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiar is Meghrajpura, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kiar.

Kiar is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 9.4 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Baroh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.