About Kir Village

Kir is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 27 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kir village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	46.9 hectares
Population	52
Male Population	27
Female Population	25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kir compares

By the 2011 count Kir is the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 46.9 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kir

Kir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kir 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kir from other places

Kir lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Kir
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km

Villages closest to Kir

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.

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Common questions about Kir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kir village had a population of 52. That makes it the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kir village has 27 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kir has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kir is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kir covers 46.9 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kir is Summer Hill, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kir is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kir is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.