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About Kilbau Village

Kilbau is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 113 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilbau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilbau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 91.1 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 113
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilbau compares

By the 2011 count Kilbau is the 86th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 91.1 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kilbau

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

Kilbau lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Kilbau
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 39 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 39 km

Villages closest to Kilbau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilbau village had a population of 231. That makes it the 86th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kilbau village has 113 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilbau has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kilbau is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilbau covers 91.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilbau falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kilbau is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Kilbau.

Kilbau is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilbau is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Kotdwāra is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamar Khola (under 2 km), Kundela (under 2 km) and Gangora (1.6 km).

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

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