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About Kirti Village

Kirti is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 123 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 123
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirti compares

By the 2011 count Kirti is the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kirti

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

Kirti lies about 38 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 Kirti
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 1.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Kirti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirti village had a population of 275. That makes it the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kirti village has 123 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirti has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kirti is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirti covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirti falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kirti 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 <5 km distance for Kirti.

Kirti is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirti is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 1.8 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharal (under 2 km), Manan (under 2 km) and Bai (under 2 km).

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

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