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About Kaliawan Village

Kaliawan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 15 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 533 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 15
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 533
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliawan compares

By the 2011 count Kaliawan is the 453rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kaliawan

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

Kaliawan lies about 30 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 Kaliawan
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Kaliawan

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 Kaliawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliawan village had a population of 23. That makes it the 453rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kaliawan village has 15 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliawan has about 533 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kaliawan is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliawan covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kaliawan notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kaliawan.

Kaliawan is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliawan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalawat (under 2 km), Bhutwa (2.2 km) and Nihari (4.3 km).

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

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