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About Kasiat Village

Kasiat is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 46 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasiat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasiat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 46
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasiat compares

By the 2011 count Kasiat is the 171st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kasiat

Kasiat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasiat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasiat from other places

Kasiat lies about 60 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Kasiat
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 30 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km
District headquarters Solan 60 km

Villages closest to Kasiat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasiat village had a population of 88. That makes it the 171st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kasiat village has 46 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasiat has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kasiat is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasiat covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasiat falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasiat is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kasiat.

Kasiat is about 60 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasiat is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Arki is about 30 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simun (1.5 km), Khad Kanaitan (5.1 km) and Khadjatan (5.1 km).

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

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