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About Kyar Village

Kyar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 25 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 480 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kyar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246173
Area (hectares) 96.12 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 25
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 480
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kyar compares

By the 2011 count Kyar is the 385th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 96.12 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kyar

Kyar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kyar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kyar from other places

Kyar lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Kyar
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Kyar

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 Kyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kyar village had a population of 37. That makes it the 385th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kyar village has 25 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kyar has about 480 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kyar is 246173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kyar covers 96.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kyar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kyar is Kotdwara, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kyar.

Kyar is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kyar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tukra Lagga Pathol Gaon (under 2 km), Bhargwari (2.9 km) and Pulyasu (2.9 km).

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

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