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About Kasana Village

Kasana is a small village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 77 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143528
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 77
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Kasana compares

By the 2011 count Kasana is the 565th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kasana

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

Kasana lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 6.7 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 Kasana
Nearest railway station Mukerian 6.7 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Kasana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasana village had a population of 161. That makes it the 565th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Kasana village has 77 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasana has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kasana is 143528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasana covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kasana falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kasana is Mukerian, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kasana.

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

Kasana is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mukerian is about 6.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 7.9 km away. Gurdaspur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salahpur (under 2 km), Bisopur (under 2 km) and Muradpur (under 2 km).

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

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