About Kiao Village

Kiao is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 331 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiao village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	648 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	331
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiao compares

By the 2011 count Kiao is the 31st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 648 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 962.

Getting to Kiao

Kiao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiao as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kiao from other places

Kiao lies about 75 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 Kiao
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	16 km
District headquarters	Shimla	75 km

Villages closest to Kiao

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

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Common questions about Kiao

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiao village had a population of 632. That makes it the 31st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kiao village has 331 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiao has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kiao is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiao covers 648 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiao falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kiao 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 - 10 km distance for Kiao.

Kiao is about 75 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiao is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.