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About Kashna Village

Kashna is a mid sized village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 321 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 321
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashna compares

By the 2011 count Kashna is the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kashna

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

Kashna lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Winch Camp, about 60 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 Kashna
Tehsil headquarters Aut 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km
Nearest railway station Winch Camp 60 km

Villages closest to Kashna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashna village had a population of 649. That makes it the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Kashna village has 321 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashna has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kashna is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashna covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashna falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashna is Winch Camp, about 60 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 village for Kashna.

Kashna is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashna is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Winch Camp is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Chhuri Bain (8.6 km), D P F Chuni Nal (16 km) and Aut (17 km).

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

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