About Kasba Village

Kasba is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 516 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, 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	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	250.19 hectares
Population	1,088
Male Population	516
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasba compares

By the 2011 count Kasba is the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 250.19 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kasba

Kasba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasba from other places

Kasba lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 8.4 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	8.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	8.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Kasba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 1,088. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kasba village has 516 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kasba is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba covers 250.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kasba is Nagrota, about 8.4 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 Kasba.

Kasba is about 16 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 Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 8.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.2 km away. Nagrota is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.