About Kaniarka Village

Kaniarka is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 162 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniarka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176303
Area (hectares)	92.81 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	162
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Kaniarka compares

By the 2011 count Kaniarka is the 39th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 92.81 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kaniarka

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

Kaniarka lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Kaniarka
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	22 km
Nearest town	Mamun	25 km
District headquarters	Chamba	27 km

Villages closest to Kaniarka

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

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Common questions about Kaniarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniarka village had a population of 318. That makes it the 39th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kaniarka village has 162 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniarka has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kaniarka is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniarka covers 92.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniarka falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaniarka is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Kaniarka.

Kaniarka is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniarka is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Dalhousie is about 22 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.