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About Kaliana Village

Kaliana is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 78 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 78
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliana compares

By the 2011 count Kaliana is the 111th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kaliana

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

Kaliana lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.1 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 Kaliana
Tehsil headquarters Arki 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 9.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Kaliana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliana village had a population of 156. That makes it the 111th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kaliana village has 78 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kaliana is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliana covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliana falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaliana is Jutogh, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaliana.

Kaliana is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 8.9 km away. Jutogh is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Brahmanan (under 2 km), Dhar Jatan (under 2 km) and Dhar Saug (under 2 km).

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

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