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About Kashah Village

Kashah is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 149 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 149
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashah compares

By the 2011 count Kashah is the 33rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kashah

Kashah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kashah from other places

Kashah lies about 43 km from Shimla. 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 Kashah
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 6.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 43 km

Villages closest to Kashah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashah village had a population of 285. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kashah village has 149 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashah has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kashah is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashah covers 329 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.

Kashah falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kashah notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kashah.

Kashah is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashah is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.4 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kashah (under 2 km), Ghurla (under 2 km) and Charauli (under 2 km).

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

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