About Kushwa Village

Kushwa is a mid sized village in Nermand tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 803 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Nermand
Pincode	172023
Area (hectares)	196.35 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	803
Female Population	728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushwa compares

By the 2011 count Kushwa is the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 196.35 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kushwa

Kushwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushwa 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 Kushwa from other places

Kushwa lies about 73 km from Kullu. 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 Kushwa
Tehsil headquarters	Nermand	14 km
Nearest town	Shimla	67 km
District headquarters	Kullu	73 km

Villages closest to Kushwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushwa village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Kushwa village has 803 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushwa has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kushwa is 172023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushwa covers 196.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushwa falls under Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kushwa 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 Kushwa.

Kushwa is about 73 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushwa is in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district. Nermand is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 67 km away. Kullu is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.