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About Kuther Village

Kuther is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 205 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, 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 Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 155.14 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 205
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuther compares

By the 2011 count Kuther is the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 155.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kuther

Kuther is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuther as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kuther from other places

Kuther lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 46 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
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Holi 33 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 46 km

Villages closest to Kuther

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holi 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 372. That makes it the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kuther village has 205 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuther has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kuther is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuther covers 155.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kuther is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuther.

Kuther is about 15 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 Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Holi is about 33 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Gandhir (1.5 km), R F Gandhir (1.5 km) and D P F Chunjasar (2.9 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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