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About Ayan Village

Ayan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 77 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ayan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 77
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ayan compares

By the 2011 count Ayan is the 160th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ayan

Ayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ayan as Available within <5 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 Ayan from other places

Ayan lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 5.1 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 Ayan
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Ayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Ayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ayan village had a population of 151. That makes it the 160th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ayan village has 77 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ayan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ayan is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ayan covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ayan falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ayan is Shoghi railway station, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ayan.

Ayan is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ayan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 5.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayanti (under 2 km), Geah (1.5 km) and Up Muhal D P F Dudhali (1.6 km).

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

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