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About Kashar Village

Kashar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 6.86 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 11
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashar compares

By the 2011 count Kashar is the 469th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 6.86 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kashar

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

Kashar lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.1 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 Kashar
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Kashar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Kashar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashar village had a population of 19. That makes it the 469th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kashar village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashar has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kashar is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashar covers 6.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashar is Kathleeghat, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashar.

Kashar is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 3.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anji (2.5 km), Majhola (2.8 km) and Sandhot (3.1 km).

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

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