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About Kiari Village

Kiari is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 127 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 127
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiari compares

By the 2011 count Kiari is the 72nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kiari

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

Kiari lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 28 km away. 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 Kiari
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 14 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Barog 28 km

Villages closest to Kiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiari village had a population of 237. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Kiari village has 127 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiari has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kiari is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiari covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiari falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiari is Barog, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Kiari.

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

Kiari is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 14 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goshan (under 2 km), Khanda Sanwra (1.9 km) and Saroga Tikkar (1.9 km).

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

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