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About Kiyar Village

Kiyar is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 50 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 620 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 11.94 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 50
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 620
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kiyar compares

By the 2011 count Kiyar is the 149th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 11.94 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kiyar

Kiyar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kiyar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiyar from other places

Kiyar lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Gumman, about 12 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 Kiyar
Nearest railway station Gumman 12 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 18 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Kiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiyar village had a population of 81. That makes it the 149th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Kiyar village has 50 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiyar has about 620 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kiyar is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiyar covers 11.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kiyar falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiyar is Gumman, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kiyar is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiyar is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Gumman is about 12 km away. Pinjaur is about 13 km away. Kasauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satrol (2.5 km), Naraini (3.5 km) and Jakhrora (3.9 km).

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

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