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About Kiari Village

Kiari is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 4 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 177.78 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 4
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiari compares

By the 2011 count Kiari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 177.78 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1036.

Getting to Kiari

Kiari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kiari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kiari from other places

Kiari lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 22 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 Kiari
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 11 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Kiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiari village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kiari village has 4 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiari has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kiari is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiari covers 177.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiari falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiari is Jutogh, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kiari.

Kiari is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiari is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 11 km away. Jutogh is about 22 km away. Shimla 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 Mindraj (2.4 km), Darwakot (3.9 km) and Annun (4.0 km).

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

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