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About Kilor Village

Kilor is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 149 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, 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 Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 292.51 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 149
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilor compares

By the 2011 count Kilor is the 80th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 292.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 979.

Getting to Kilor

Kilor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kilor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saluni 25 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 Saluni 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 281. That makes it the 80th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kilor village has 149 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilor has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kilor is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilor covers 292.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilor falls under Saluni 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 25 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 Thisla (under 2 km), Siragalu (under 2 km) and D P F Tribhol (1.5 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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