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About Kibber Khas Village

Kibber Khas 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 366, made up of 187 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kibber Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kibber Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172114
Area (hectares) 465.18 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 187
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kibber Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kibber Khas is the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 465.18 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Kibber Khas

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

Kibber Khas lies about 95 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 114 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 Kibber Khas
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 28 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 95 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 114 km
Nearest town Mandi 120 km

Villages closest to Kibber Khas

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.

Common questions about Kibber Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kibber Khas village had a population of 366. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Kibber Khas village has 187 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kibber Khas has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kibber Khas is 172114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kibber Khas covers 465.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kibber Khas is Zero Point, about 114 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 Kibber Khas.

Kibber Khas is about 95 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.

Kibber Khas is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 28 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 95 km away. Zero Point is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Kidul (under 2 km), Dhar Kilung (under 2 km) and Kibri (under 2 km).

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

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