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About Kachhali Village

Kachhali is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 155 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 105.32 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 155
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhali compares

By the 2011 count Kachhali is the 16th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 105.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Kachhali

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

Kachhali lies about 96 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Kachhali
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 96 km

Villages closest to Kachhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhali village had a population of 358. That makes it the 16th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Kachhali village has 155 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhali has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Kachhali is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhali covers 105.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhali falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhali is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 village for Kachhali.

Kachhali is about 96 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhali is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badohal (under 2 km), Fakdohal (under 2 km) and Fanehal (under 2 km).

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

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