About Kas Village

Kas is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 444 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	245.92 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	444
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kas compares

By the 2011 count Kas is the 19th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 245.92 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kas

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

Kas lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 6.9 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 Kas
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	7.1 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km

Villages closest to Kas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kas village had a population of 934. That makes it the 19th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kas village has 444 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kas has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kas is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kas covers 245.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kas falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kas is Buffer Stop, about 6.9 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 Kas.

Kas is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kas is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 6.9 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 7.1 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.