About Kasba Village

Kasba is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 935 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasba village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	1,861
Male Population	935
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kasba compares

By the 2011 count Kasba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kasba

Kasba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kasba 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasba from other places

Kasba lies about 55 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 6.9 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 Kasba
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	21 km
Nearest town	Mandi	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	55 km

Villages closest to Kasba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasba village had a population of 1,861. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kasba village has 935 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba has about 990 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 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kasba is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasba falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasba is Buffer Stop, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kasba.

Kasba is about 55 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasba is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 6.9 km away. Baijnath is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.