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About Kiyara Village

Kiyara is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 82 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiyara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 82
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiyara compares

By the 2011 count Kiyara is the 189th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kiyara

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

Kiyara lies about 26 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 Kiyara
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Kiyara

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.

Common questions about Kiyara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiyara village had a population of 169. That makes it the 189th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kiyara village has 82 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiyara has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kiyara is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiyara covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kiyara 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 Kiyara.

Kiyara 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.

Kiyara is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla 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 Kiara (under 2 km), Thathal (under 2 km) and Loli (3.0 km).

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

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