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About Kiartu Village

Kiartu is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 44 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiartu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiartu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 44
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiartu compares

By the 2011 count Kiartu is the 130th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kiartu

Kiartu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiartu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiartu from other places

Kiartu lies about 8.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about under 2 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 Kiartu
Nearest railway station Kanoh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 3.0 km
District headquarters Solan 8.8 km

Villages closest to Kiartu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiartu village had a population of 96. That makes it the 130th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kiartu village has 44 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiartu has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kiartu is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiartu covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiartu falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiartu is Kanoh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kiartu.

Kiartu is about 8.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiartu is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about under 2 km away. Kandaghat is about 3.0 km away. Solan is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kasauli (under 2 km), Kasauli (under 2 km) and Tundal (under 2 km).

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

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