About Kauhan Village

Kauhan is a mid sized village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 271 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauhan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175025
Area (hectares)	93.12 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	271
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauhan compares

By the 2011 count Kauhan is the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 93.12 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kauhan

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

Kauhan lies about 8.1 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Kauhan
District headquarters	Mandi	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	16 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	25 km

Villages closest to Kauhan

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

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Common questions about Kauhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauhan village had a population of 547. That makes it the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kauhan village has 271 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauhan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kauhan is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauhan covers 93.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauhan falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kauhan is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Kauhan.

Kauhan is about 8.1 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauhan is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.1 km away. Sarkaghat is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.