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About Kaur Village

Kaur is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 52 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 74.72 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 52
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,788
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaur compares

By the 2011 count Kaur is the 63rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 74.72 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kaur

Kaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kaur from other places

Kaur lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 8.1 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 Kaur
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km

Villages closest to Kaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaur village had a population of 145. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kaur village has 52 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaur has about 1788 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kaur is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaur covers 74.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaur falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaur is Buffer Stop, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kaur.

Kaur is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaur is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 8.1 km away. Lad Bharol is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagan (2.3 km), Gwaila (4.6 km) and Kunaihan (4.9 km).

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

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