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About Kusri Village

Kusri is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 207 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 207
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusri compares

By the 2011 count Kusri is the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Kusri

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

Kusri lies about 73 km from Mandi. 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 Kusri
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 24 km
Nearest town Shimla 42 km
District headquarters Mandi 73 km

Villages closest to Kusri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusri village had a population of 425. That makes it the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kusri village has 207 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusri has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Kusri is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusri covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusri falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kusri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kusri.

Kusri is about 73 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusri is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Mandi is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharera (2.2 km), Brahma Falad (4.8 km) and Laungani (12 km).

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

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