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About Kurla Village

Kurla is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 82 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 82
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurla compares

By the 2011 count Kurla is the 71st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kurla

Kurla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurla from other places

Kurla lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 Kurla
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 17 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 28 km

Villages closest to Kurla

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 Kurla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurla village had a population of 174. That makes it the 71st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kurla village has 82 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurla has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kurla is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurla covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurla is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurla.

Kurla is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurla is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Dalhousie is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagota (under 2 km), Uled (2.4 km) and Lunah (5.9 km).

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

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