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About Kashahra Village

Kashahra is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 118.74 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Kashahra compares

By the 2011 count Kashahra is the 163rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 118.74 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kashahra

Kashahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashahra 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 Kashahra from other places

Kashahra lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 17 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 Kashahra
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 32 km

Villages closest to Kashahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashahra village had a population of 99. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kashahra village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashahra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kashahra is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashahra covers 118.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashahra falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashahra is Adit Junction, about 17 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 Kashahra.

Kashahra is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashahra is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Padhar 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 Pekhra (under 2 km), Nog (1.7 km) and Ganwag (1.8 km).

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

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