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About Qasbah Village

Qasbah is a large village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,185, made up of 1,641 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Qasbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Qasbah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 622 hectares
Population 3,185
Male Population 1,641
Female Population 1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Qasbah compares

By the 2011 count Qasbah is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 930.

Getting to Qasbah

Qasbah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Qasbah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Qasbah from other places

Qasbah lies about 7.0 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 51 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 Qasbah
District headquarters Punch 7.0 km
Nearest town Pūnch 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 51 km

Villages closest to Qasbah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Qasbah village had a population of 3,185. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Qasbah village has 1,641 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Qasbah has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Qasbah is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Qasbah covers 622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Qasbah falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Qasbah is Baramula, about 51 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Qasbah.

Qasbah is about 7.0 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Qasbah is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 7.0 km away. Pūnch is about 7.0 km away. Haveli is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirni (2.0 km), Bandi Checkiyan (2.3 km) and Aslam Abad (2.8 km).

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

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