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About Kayanti Village

Kayanti is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 24 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayanti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 28.66 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 24
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Kayanti compares

By the 2011 count Kayanti is the 394th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 28.66 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Kayanti

Kayanti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kayanti 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 Kayanti from other places

Kayanti 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 Kayanti
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Kayanti

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 Kayanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayanti village had a population of 44. That makes it the 394th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kayanti village has 24 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayanti has about 833 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 Kayanti is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayanti covers 28.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kayanti 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 <5 km distance for Kayanti.

Kayanti 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.

Kayanti 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 Ayan (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 Kayanti today is likely to be higher.

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