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About Kashmir Village

Kashmir is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 105 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashmir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashmir village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 105
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Kashmir compares

By the 2011 count Kashmir is the 140th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kashmir

Kashmir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashmir 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 Kashmir from other places

Kashmir lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kashmir
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Kashmir

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.

Common questions about Kashmir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashmir village had a population of 221. That makes it the 140th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kashmir village has 105 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashmir has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kashmir is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashmir covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kashmir is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kashmir.

Kashmir 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.

Kashmir is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 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 Kashmir (under 2 km), Manola (under 2 km) and Jingal (1.6 km).

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

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