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About Kiuru Village

Kiuru is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 45 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiuru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 129.22 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 45
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiuru compares

By the 2011 count Kiuru is the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 129.22 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kiuru

Kiuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kiuru from other places

Kiuru lies about 9.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.2 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 Kiuru
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.3 km

Villages closest to Kiuru

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 Kiuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiuru village had a population of 94. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kiuru village has 45 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiuru has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kiuru covers 129.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kiuru is Jutogh, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kiuru.

Kiuru is about 9.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiuru is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiog (under 2 km), Arakshit Ban Bareli (under 2 km) and Barah (under 2 km).

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

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