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About Kiargiri Village

Kiargiri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiargiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiargiri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kiargiri compares

By the 2011 count Kiargiri is the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kiargiri

Kiargiri 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 Kiargiri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kiargiri from other places

Kiargiri lies about 5.0 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 Kiargiri
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.0 km

Villages closest to Kiargiri

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 Kiargiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiargiri village had a population of 28. That makes it the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kiargiri village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiargiri has about 867 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 Kiargiri is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiargiri covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kiargiri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kiargiri.

Kiargiri is about 5.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiargiri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiar (under 2 km), Dhagog (under 2 km) and Jangal Dhagog (under 2 km).

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

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