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About Kyar Village

Kyar is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kyar compares

By the 2011 count Kyar is the 164th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1020.

Getting to Kyar

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

Kyar lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Kyar
Tehsil headquarters Arki 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Kyar

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 Kyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kyar village had a population of 99. That makes it the 164th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kyar village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kyar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kyar is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kyar covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kyar is Jutogh, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Kyar.

Kyar is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kyar is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 7.6 km away. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manan (under 2 km), Sari (under 2 km) and Syari (under 2 km).

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

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