About Kilang Village

Kilang is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 233 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175028
Area (hectares)	155.14 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	233
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilang compares

By the 2011 count Kilang is the 45th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 155.14 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kilang

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

Kilang lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 Kilang
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	14 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	54 km

Villages closest to Kilang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilang village had a population of 476. That makes it the 45th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kilang village has 233 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilang has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kilang is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilang covers 155.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilang falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kilang is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 village for Kilang.

Kilang is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilang is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.