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About Kuarsi Village

Kuarsi is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 100 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuarsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuarsi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 100
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuarsi compares

By the 2011 count Kuarsi is the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kuarsi

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

Kuarsi lies about 38 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 Kuarsi
Tehsil headquarters Holi 9.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 27 km
District headquarters Chamba 38 km

Villages closest to Kuarsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuarsi village had a population of 192. That makes it the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kuarsi village has 100 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuarsi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kuarsi is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuarsi covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuarsi falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuarsi is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Kuarsi.

Kuarsi is about 38 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuarsi is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 9.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwali (1.5 km), D P F Bharwali Barnot (1.7 km) and R F Bharwali Barnot (1.7 km).

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

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