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About Kaza Khas Village

Kaza Khas is a mid sized village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 352 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaza Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaza Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172114
Area (hectares) 223.56 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 352
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaza Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kaza Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 223.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Kaza Khas

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

Kaza Khas lies about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 112 km away. 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 Kaza Khas
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 17 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 109 km
Nearest town Mandi 110 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 112 km

Villages closest to Kaza Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Spiti 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 Kaza Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaza Khas village had a population of 667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Kaza Khas village has 352 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaza Khas has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kaza Khas is 172114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaza Khas covers 223.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaza Khas falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaza Khas is Zero Point, about 112 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaza Khas.

Kaza Khas is about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaza Khas is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 17 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 109 km away. Mandi is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Dhakar (under 2 km), Dhar Kabjima (under 2 km) and Dhar Kargyupa (under 2 km).

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

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