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About Kasra Wan Village

Kasra Wan is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 119 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasra Wan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasra Wan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144306
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 119
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasra Wan compares

By the 2011 count Kasra Wan is the 269th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kasra Wan

Kasra Wan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasra Wan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasra Wan from other places

Kasra Wan lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 4.0 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 Kasra Wan
Nearest railway station Qadian 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 26 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Kasra Wan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Kasra Wan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasra Wan village had a population of 246. That makes it the 269th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kasra Wan village has 119 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasra Wan has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kasra Wan is 144306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasra Wan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasra Wan falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kasra Wan is Qadian, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kasra Wan.

Kasra Wan is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasra Wan is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Qadian is about 4.0 km away. Mukerian is about 26 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (5.3 km), Bharath (6.1 km) and Bhatehar (12 km).

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

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