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About Kilba Khas Village

Kilba Khas is a mid sized village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 1,032 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 427 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilba Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilba Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172105
Area (hectares) 257.37 hectares
Population 1,473
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 427
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilba Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kilba Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 257.37 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Kilba Khas

Kilba Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kilba Khas as Available within village. 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 Kilba Khas from other places

Kilba Khas lies about 16 km from Kinnaur. 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 Kilba Khas
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 15 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 104 km

Villages closest to Kilba Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangla 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 Kilba Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilba Khas village had a population of 1,473. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kilba Khas village has 1,032 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilba Khas has about 427 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Kilba Khas is 172105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilba Khas covers 257.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilba Khas falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kilba Khas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kilba Khas.

Kilba Khas is about 16 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilba Khas is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 15 km away. Kinnaur is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thikru (1.9 km), Kanahi Khas (2.9 km) and Sapni Khas (3.8 km).

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

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