About Kasba Village

Kasba is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 104 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,394 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, 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	Palampur
Pincode	176087
Area (hectares)	54.94 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	104
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,394
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 248th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 54.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

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
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	8.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	17 km

Villages closest to Kasba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 249. That makes it the 248th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kasba village has 104 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba has about 1394 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kasba is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba covers 54.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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