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About Kansal Village

Kansal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 66 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 66
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansal compares

By the 2011 count Kansal is the 69th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1045.

Getting to Kansal

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

Kansal lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 12 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 Kansal
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 4.8 km
Nearest town Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Kansal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansal village had a population of 110. That makes it the 69th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Kansal village has 66 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansal has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Kansal is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansal covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansal falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kansal is Jabli, about 12 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 Kansal.

Kansal is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansal is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.8 km away. Baddi is about 10 km away. Jabli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kansal (under 2 km), Ghat (under 2 km) and Khertu Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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