About Kiur Village

Kiur is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 22 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	308.68 hectares
Population	39
Male Population	22
Female Population	17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	773
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiur compares

By the 2011 count Kiur is the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 308.68 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kiur

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

Kiur lies about 53 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 23 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 Kiur
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	53 km

Villages closest to Kiur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiur village had a population of 39. That makes it the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kiur village has 22 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiur has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kiur is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiur covers 308.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiur falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiur is Palampur Himachal, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Kiur.

Kiur is about 53 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiur is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 6.2 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 23 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.