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About Kutehr Village

Kutehr is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 451 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 451
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutehr compares

By the 2011 count Kutehr is the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kutehr

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

How far is Kutehr from other places

Kutehr lies about 2.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Kutehr
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 2.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 38 km

Villages closest to Kutehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutehr village had a population of 881. That makes it the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kutehr village has 451 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutehr has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kutehr is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutehr covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kutehr falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kutehr is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kutehr.

Kutehr is about 2.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutehr is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 2.6 km away. Chamba is about 2.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devi Kothi (under 2 km), R F Devi Kothi (under 2 km) and Sai Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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