About Kashmir Village

Kashmir is a mid sized village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 438 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashmir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashmir village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177006
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	438
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashmir compares

By the 2011 count Kashmir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1177.

Getting to Kashmir

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

Kashmir lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kashmir
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	14 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	32 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	40 km

Villages closest to Kashmir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashmir village had a population of 900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Kashmir village has 438 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashmir has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Kashmir is 177006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashmir covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashmir falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashmir is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kashmir.

Kashmir is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashmir is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Galore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.