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About Kiyari Village

Kiyari is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 29 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiyari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 29
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiyari compares

By the 2011 count Kiyari is the 180th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kiyari

Kiyari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kiyari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiyari from other places

Kiyari lies about 40 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 Kiyari
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 4.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Kiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiyari village had a population of 56. That makes it the 180th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kiyari village has 29 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiyari has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kiyari is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiyari covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiyari falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kiyari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kiyari.

Kiyari is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiyari is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kori (under 2 km), Jagroli (under 2 km) and Jharoli (under 2 km).

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

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