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About Kashan Village

Kashan is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 439 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 393.75 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 439
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashan compares

By the 2011 count Kashan is the 10th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 393.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kashan

Kashan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kashan from other places

Kashan lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Kashan
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 31 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Kashan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashan village had a population of 857. That makes it the 10th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kashan village has 439 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashan has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kashan is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashan covers 393.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashan falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashan is Summer Hill, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashan.

Kashan is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 31 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 Parala (4.0 km), Shilhnu (5.0 km) and Tikkari (5.7 km).

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

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