About Kansar Village

Kansar is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 470 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	470
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kansar compares

By the 2011 count Kansar is the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kansar

Kansar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kansar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kansar from other places

Kansar lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 53 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 Kansar
District headquarters	Sirmaur	16 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	19 km
Nearest railway station	Jagadhri Workshop	53 km

Villages closest to Kansar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Kansar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansar village had a population of 896. That makes it the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kansar village has 470 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kansar is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansar covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansar falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kansar is Jagadhri Workshop, about 53 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kansar.

Kansar is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansar is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Nāhan is about 18 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.