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About Kashmir Village

Kashmir is a small village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 164 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashmir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashmir village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 92.94 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 164
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashmir compares

By the 2011 count Kashmir is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 92.94 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kashmir

Kashmir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashmir 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. The nearest villages by name are Jangal Mehfuza Mehduda Telgi C 239 240, Japredin, Kalpa and Kashag Gramag. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kashmir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashmir village had a population of 357. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kashmir village has 164 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashmir has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kashmir is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashmir covers 92.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashmir falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kashmir 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 village for Kashmir.

Kashmir is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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