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About Kang Village

Kang is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 161 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kang village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 161
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kang compares

By the 2011 count Kang is the 281st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 984.

Getting to Kang

Kang 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 Kang 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kang from other places

Kang lies about 16 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 17 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 Kang
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 16 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 23 km

Villages closest to Kang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kang village had a population of 312. That makes it the 281st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kang village has 161 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kang has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kang is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kang covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kang falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kang is Tanda Urmar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Kang is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 16 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 16 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakh (under 2 km), Pakhowal (6.0 km) and Khiala Balanda (6.1 km).

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

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