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About Kulthot Village

Kulthot is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 209 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulthot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulthot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 209
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulthot compares

By the 2011 count Kulthot is the 94th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 968.

Getting to Kulthot

Kulthot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulthot 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 Kulthot from other places

Kulthot lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Kulthot
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 30 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 66 km

Villages closest to Kulthot

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 Kulthot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulthot village had a population of 397. That makes it the 94th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kulthot village has 209 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulthot has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kulthot covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulthot is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Kulthot.

Kulthot is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulthot is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiar (under 2 km), Bihun (under 2 km) and Thanai Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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