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About Kansar Village

Kansar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 11 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 5.33 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 11
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansar compares

By the 2011 count Kansar is the 154th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 5.33 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kansar

Kansar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kansar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kansar from other places

Kansar lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Kansar
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to Kansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansar village had a population of 25. That makes it the 154th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kansar village has 11 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansar has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kansar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansar covers 5.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansar falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kansar is Summer Hill, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kansar.

Kansar is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharwar (under 2 km), Khumba (under 2 km) and Bhundal (under 2 km).

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

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