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About Kabyal Village

Kabyal is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 47 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kabyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kabyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 47
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kabyal compares

By the 2011 count Kabyal is the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Kabyal

Kabyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kabyal 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 Kabyal from other places

Kabyal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kabyal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Kabyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kabyal village had a population of 94. That makes it the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kabyal village has 47 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kabyal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Kabyal is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kabyal covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kabyal falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kabyal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kabyal.

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

Kabyal is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Harchakian is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagain (under 2 km), Phair (under 2 km) and Uparla Diber (8.0 km).

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

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