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About Kiarna Village

Kiarna is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 66 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiarna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 54.87 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 66
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiarna compares

By the 2011 count Kiarna is the 107th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 54.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kiarna

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

Kiarna lies about 51 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 Kiarna
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to Kiarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiarna village had a population of 134. That makes it the 107th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Kiarna village has 66 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiarna has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kiarna is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiarna covers 54.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiarna falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kiarna 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 Kiarna.

Kiarna is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiarna is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Chhachar (under 2 km), Up Mahal Tharoch (under 2 km) and Lachog (1.6 km).

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

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