About Hira Village

Hira is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 444 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hira village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	117.87 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	444
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hira compares

By the 2011 count Hira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 117.87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Hira

Hira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hira 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 Hira from other places

Hira lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 15 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 Hira
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km

Villages closest to Hira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hira village had a population of 848. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Hira village has 444 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hira has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Hira is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hira covers 117.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hira falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hira is Summer Hill, about 15 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 Hira.

Hira is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hira is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 15 km away. Cheta is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.