About Kao Village

Kao is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 256 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kao village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	58.16 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	256
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kao compares

By the 2011 count Kao is the 38th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 58.16 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kao

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

Kao lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Kao
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	3.7 km
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km
District headquarters	Mandi	48 km

Villages closest to Kao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kao village had a population of 502. That makes it the 38th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kao village has 256 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kao has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kao is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kao covers 58.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kao falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kao is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Kao.

Kao is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kao is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.