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About Kair Village

Kair is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 84 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kair village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171008
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 84
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kair compares

By the 2011 count Kair is the 149th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kair

Kair 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 Kair 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 Kair from other places

Kair lies about 26 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 22 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 Kair
Nearest railway station Salogra 22 km
Nearest town Solan 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Kair

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 Kair

As per the Census of India 2011, Kair village had a population of 162. That makes it the 149th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kair village has 84 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kair has about 929 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 Kair is 171008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kair covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kair is Salogra, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kair.

Kair is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kair is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 22 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Shimla Rural is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tipra (under 2 km), Kashah (1.9 km) and Chadoli (2.9 km).

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

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