About Karshai Village

Karshai is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 148 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karshai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karshai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	70.89 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	148
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Karshai compares

By the 2011 count Karshai is the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 70.89 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karshai

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

Karshai lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Karshai
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	18 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	40 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km
District headquarters	Mandi	45 km

Villages closest to Karshai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karshai village had a population of 292. That makes it the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Karshai village has 148 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karshai has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karshai is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karshai covers 70.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karshai falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karshai is Shimla, about 44 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 Karshai.

Karshai 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.

Karshai is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 18 km away. Sundarnagar is about 40 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.