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About Kasher Village

Kasher is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 21 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 39.05 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 21
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Kasher compares

By the 2011 count Kasher is the 181st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 39.05 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kasher

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

Kasher lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kasher
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 26 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 40 km

Villages closest to Kasher

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 Kasher

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasher village had a population of 38. That makes it the 181st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kasher village has 21 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasher has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kasher covers 39.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kasher is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kasher.

Kasher is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasher is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Padhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasambal (under 2 km), D P F Sarda (1.7 km) and D P F Kadund (7.1 km).

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

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