About Kau Village

Kau is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 249 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kau village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175010
Area (hectares)	119.88 hectares
Population	483
Male Population	249
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kau compares

By the 2011 count Kau is the 38th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 119.88 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kau

Kau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kau as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kau from other places

Kau lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Kau
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	6.0 km
District headquarters	Mandi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	50 km

Villages closest to Kau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Kau

As per the Census of India 2011, Kau village had a population of 483. That makes it the 38th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kau village has 249 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kau has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kau is 175010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kau covers 119.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kau falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kau is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kau.

Kau is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kau is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 6.0 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.