About Kachrang Village

Kachrang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 86 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachrang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	254.19 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	86
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachrang compares

By the 2011 count Kachrang is the 46th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 254.19 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kachrang

Kachrang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachrang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kachrang from other places

Kachrang lies about 32 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 Kachrang
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	32 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	32 km
Nearest town	Shimla	91 km

Villages closest to Kachrang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachrang village had a population of 160. That makes it the 46th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Kachrang village has 86 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachrang has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kachrang is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachrang covers 254.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachrang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachrang.

Kachrang is about 32 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachrang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 32 km away. Kinnaur is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.