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About Kashi Village

Kashi is a small village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 225 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 150.93 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 225
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashi compares

By the 2011 count Kashi is the 157th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 150.93 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kashi

Kashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kashi from other places

Kashi lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 18 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 Kashi
Nearest railway station Risama 18 km
Nearest town Bhilai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 29 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Kashi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Kashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashi village had a population of 444. That makes it the 157th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Kashi village has 225 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashi has about 973 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kashi is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashi covers 150.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashi falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kashi is Risama, about 18 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashi.

Kashi is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashi is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 18 km away. Bhilai is about 21 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasahi (under 2 km), Dhumadah (3.5 km) and Bardih (7.2 km).

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

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