About Kilra Village

Kilra is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 156 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	131.77 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	156
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilra compares

By the 2011 count Kilra is the 68th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 131.77 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kilra

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

How far is Kilra from other places

Kilra lies about 23 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 Kilra
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	5.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	23 km

Villages closest to Kilra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Kilra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilra village had a population of 309. That makes it the 68th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kilra village has 156 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilra has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kilra is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilra covers 131.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilra falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kilra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kilra is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilra is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.6 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.