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About Kishori Village

Kishori is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 163 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 96.5 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 163
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishori compares

By the 2011 count Kishori is the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 96.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1008.

Getting to Kishori

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

Kishori lies about 35 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 69 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 Kishori
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 6.6 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 35 km
Nearest town Chamba 56 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 69 km

Villages closest to Kishori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishori village had a population of 301. That makes it the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Kishori village has 163 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishori has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kishori is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishori covers 96.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishori falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kishori is Chamunda Marg, about 69 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kishori.

Kishori is about 35 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishori is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 6.6 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 35 km away. Chamba is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Triloknath (under 2 km), Triloknath (under 2 km) and Auhar (under 2 km).

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

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