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About Ka Village

Ka is a small village in Hangrang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 13 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Hangrang
Pincode 172111
Area (hectares) 837 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 13
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ka compares

By the 2011 count Ka is the 13th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 291 residents. Its 837 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

Getting to Ka

Ka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ka from other places

Ka lies about 15 km from Kinnaur. 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 Ka
Tehsil headquarters Hangrang 15 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 105 km

Villages closest to Ka

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

Common questions about Ka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ka village had a population of 26. That makes it the 13th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Ka village has 13 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ka has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

The pincode recorded for Ka is 172111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ka covers 837 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ka falls under Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ka.

Ka is about 15 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ka is in Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district. Hangrang is about 15 km away. Kinnaur is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yulang (6.0 km), Chuling (10 km) and Hango (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ka today is likely to be higher.

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