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About Kachhaur Village

Kachhaur is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 29.7 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 19
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Kachhaur compares

By the 2011 count Kachhaur is the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 29.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kachhaur

Kachhaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachhaur 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 Kachhaur from other places

Kachhaur lies about 31 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 Kachhaur
Tehsil headquarters Theog 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Kachhaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhaur village had a population of 37. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kachhaur village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhaur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kachhaur is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhaur covers 29.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhaur falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kachhaur 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 <5 km distance for Kachhaur.

Kachhaur is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhaur is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhana (under 2 km), Jangal Chhichhar (1.9 km) and Dabrog (4.2 km).

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

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