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About Yashang Village

Yashang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 147 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yashang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yashang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 70.1 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 147
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yashang compares

By the 2011 count Yashang is the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 70.1 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Yashang

Yashang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Yashang as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Tranda, Upat Dhar, Urabaning and Urni Khas. 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 Yashang

As per the Census of India 2011, Yashang village had a population of 296. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Yashang village has 147 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yashang has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Yashang is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yashang covers 70.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Yashang is in Nichar 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 Yashang today is likely to be higher.

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