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About Kiar Village

Kiar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 122 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 114.48 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 122
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiar compares

By the 2011 count Kiar is the 84th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 114.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kiar

Kiar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kiar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kiar from other places

Kiar 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 Kiar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.0 km

Villages closest to Kiar

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 Kiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiar village had a population of 238. That makes it the 84th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kiar village has 122 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kiar is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiar covers 114.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kiar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kiar.

Kiar 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.

Kiar 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 Kiargiri (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 Kiar today is likely to be higher.

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