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About Kuther Village

Kuther is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 66 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuther Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuther village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 52.9 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 66
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuther compares

By the 2011 count Kuther is the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 52.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kuther

Kuther is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuther as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kuther from other places

Kuther lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 21 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 Kuther
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Talara 21 km

Villages closest to Kuther

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuther village had a population of 133. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kuther village has 66 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuther has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kuther is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuther covers 52.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuther falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuther is Talara, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuther.

Kuther is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuther is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Talara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariata (under 2 km), Barinni (under 2 km) and Kanyarka Phati (1.7 km).

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

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