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About Kuthar Village

Kuthar is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 232 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 730.14 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 232
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthar compares

By the 2011 count Kuthar is the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 730.14 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 959.

Getting to Kuthar

Kuthar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuthar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kuthar from other places

Kuthar lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 46 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 Kuthar
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 9.7 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 46 km

Villages closest to Kuthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthar village had a population of 466. That makes it the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Kuthar village has 232 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kuthar is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthar covers 730.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuthar falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthar is Chamunda Marg, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kuthar.

Kuthar is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthar is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 9.7 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Phati (under 2 km), D P F Palan (under 2 km) and Palan (under 2 km).

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

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