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About Kashala Village

Kashala is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 119 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 119
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashala compares

By the 2011 count Kashala is the 91st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kashala

Kashala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kashala from other places

Kashala lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 45 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 Kashala
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 30 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 45 km

Villages closest to Kashala

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 Kashala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashala village had a population of 225. That makes it the 91st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kashala village has 119 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashala has about 891 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 Kashala is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashala covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kashala is Shimla, about 45 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 km distance for Kashala.

Kashala is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashala is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 30 km away. Sundarnagar is about 40 km away. Mandi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Putakhal (1.7 km), Khal Boot (1.7 km) and Khalail (1.7 km).

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

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