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About Kishaur Village

Kishaur is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 128 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 128
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishaur compares

By the 2011 count Kishaur is the 94th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 990.

Getting to Kishaur

Kishaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishaur 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 Kishaur from other places

Kishaur lies about 28 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 Kishaur
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Kishaur

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 Kishaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishaur village had a population of 267. That makes it the 94th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kishaur village has 128 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishaur has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kishaur is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishaur covers 240 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.

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

The census record for Kishaur 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 Kishaur.

Kishaur is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishaur is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galhana (1.9 km), Pundar (2.1 km) and Ghog (2.1 km).

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

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