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About Kiyani Village

Kiyani is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 153 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiyani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176325
Area (hectares) 376.92 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 153
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Kiyani compares

By the 2011 count Kiyani is the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 376.92 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Kiyani

Kiyani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kiyani 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 Kiyani from other places

Kiyani lies about 8.0 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 Kiyani
District headquarters Chamba 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 44 km

Villages closest to Kiyani

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 Kiyani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiyani village had a population of 320. That makes it the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kiyani village has 153 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiyani has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kiyani is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiyani covers 376.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kiyani is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 Kiyani.

Kiyani is about 8.0 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiyani is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 8.0 km away. Bhalai is about 8.2 km away. Nurpur Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandrera (2.7 km), Dughar (4.0 km) and Salori (5.0 km).

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

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