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About Kaina Village

Kaina is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 98 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171215
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 98
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaina compares

By the 2011 count Kaina is the 76th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kaina

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

Kaina lies about 23 km from Shimla. 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 Kaina
District headquarters Shimla 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 24 km

Villages closest to Kaina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaina village had a population of 195. That makes it the 76th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kaina village has 98 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaina has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kaina is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaina covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaina falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kaina notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaina.

Kaina is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaina is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 23 km away. Jubbal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kaina (under 2 km), D P F Sainj (2.3 km) and Sainj (2.3 km).

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

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