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About Kashiun Village

Kashiun is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashiun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashiun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 16.63 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Kashiun compares

By the 2011 count Kashiun is the 273rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 16.63 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kashiun

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

Kashiun lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Kashiun
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Kashiun

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 Kashiun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashiun village had a population of 74. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kashiun village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashiun has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Kashiun covers 16.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kashiun is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Kashiun.

Kashiun is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashiun is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Karsog is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiundi (under 2 km), D P F Kandha (3.0 km) and Kandha (3.0 km).

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

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