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About Kashwal Village

Kashwal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 44 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 44
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashwal compares

By the 2011 count Kashwal is the 268th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Kashwal

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

Kashwal lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Kashwal
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Kashwal

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 Kashwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashwal village had a population of 79. That makes it the 268th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kashwal village has 44 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashwal has about 795 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 Kashwal is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashwal covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kashwal is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Kashwal.

Kashwal is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashwal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanach (under 2 km), D P F Bhanach (under 2 km) and Sanad (under 2 km).

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

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