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About Kacheri Village

Kacheri is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 315 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kacheri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172028
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 315
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kacheri compares

By the 2011 count Kacheri is the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kacheri

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

Kacheri lies about 35 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 Kacheri
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 1.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Kacheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kacheri village had a population of 621. That makes it the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kacheri village has 315 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kacheri has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kacheri is 172028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kacheri covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kacheri falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kacheri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kacheri.

Kacheri is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kacheri is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deeb (under 2 km), Rahu (under 2 km) and Barara (under 2 km).

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

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