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About Kilor Village

Kilor is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 183 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 200.8 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 183
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilor compares

By the 2011 count Kilor is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 200.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1020.

Getting to Kilor

Kilor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kilor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kilor from other places

Kilor lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Kilor
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 12 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Kilor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilor village had a population of 397. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kilor village has 183 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilor has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kilor is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilor covers 200.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilor falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kilor is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kilor.

Kilor is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilor is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gri Jindu (4.5 km), Khankur (4.9 km) and Dandi (5.0 km).

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

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