About Kauirik Village

Kauirik is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 257 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauirik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauirik village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172113
Area (hectares)	60.01 hectares
Population	288
Male Population	257
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	121
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 Kauirik compares

By the 2011 count Kauirik is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 60.01 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 1109.

Getting to Kauirik

Kauirik is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kauirik 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 Kauirik from other places

Kauirik lies about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 112 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 Kauirik
Tehsil headquarters	Spiti	17 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	109 km
Nearest town	Mandi	110 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	112 km

Villages closest to Kauirik

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauirik village had a population of 288. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Kauirik village has 257 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauirik has about 121 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kauirik is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauirik covers 60.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kauirik is Zero Point, about 112 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 Kauirik.

Kauirik is about 109 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.

Kauirik is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 17 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 109 km away. Mandi is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.