About Kasba Village

Kasba is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 180 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, 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	Jaswan
Pincode	177111
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	345
Male Population	180
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

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 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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	Kartoli Punjab	12 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km

Villages closest to Kasba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 345. That makes it the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Kasba village has 180 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kasba is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kasba is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 28 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 Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 15 km away. Jaswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.