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About Kutpalyana Village

Kutpalyana is a mid sized village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 253 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutpalyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutpalyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 253
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Kutpalyana compares

By the 2011 count Kutpalyana is the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1025.

Getting to Kutpalyana

Kutpalyana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kutpalyana 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 Kutpalyana from other places

Kutpalyana lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 19 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 Kutpalyana
Nearest railway station Talara 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km

Villages closest to Kutpalyana

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 Kutpalyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutpalyana village had a population of 524. That makes it the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kutpalyana village has 253 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutpalyana has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kutpalyana is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutpalyana covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kutpalyana is Talara, about 19 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 Kutpalyana.

Kutpalyana is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutpalyana is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 19 km away. Dalhousie is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahri (2.0 km), Lunah (2.1 km) and Lunna (2.1 km).

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

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