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About Kasmala Village

Kasmala is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 152 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasmala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175034
Area (hectares) 144.37 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 152
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasmala compares

By the 2011 count Kasmala is the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 144.37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Kasmala

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

Kasmala lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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 Kasmala
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Kasmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasmala village had a population of 306. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Kasmala village has 152 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasmala has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Kasmala is 175034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasmala covers 144.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasmala falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasmala is Olinda, about 39 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 Kasmala.

Kasmala is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasmala is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahmat Nichla (under 2 km), Kakrui (under 2 km) and Dagraun (under 2 km).

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

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