About Kiar Village

Kiar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 86 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, 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	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	57.86 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	86
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiar compares

By the 2011 count Kiar is the 191st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 57.86 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 990.

Getting to Kiar

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

Kiar lies about 25 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	Theog	6.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Kiar

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 Kiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiar village had a population of 167. That makes it the 191st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kiar village has 86 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kiar covers 57.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiar falls under Theog 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kiar.

Kiar is about 25 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.4 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.