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About Hiun Village

Hiun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 78 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 78
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hiun compares

By the 2011 count Hiun is the 154th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Hiun

Hiun is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hiun 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiun from other places

Hiun lies about 3.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 1.9 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 Hiun
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.5 km

Villages closest to Hiun

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 Hiun

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiun village had a population of 156. That makes it the 154th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Hiun village has 78 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Hiun is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiun covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hiun is Summer Hill, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hiun.

Hiun is about 3.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 1.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.5 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhung (under 2 km), Manla (under 2 km) and Karanda (under 2 km).

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

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