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About Kuthal Village

Kuthal is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 222 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 313.31 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 222
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Kuthal compares

By the 2011 count Kuthal is the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 313.31 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 940.

Getting to Kuthal

Kuthal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kuthal 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 Kuthal from other places

Kuthal lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 45 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 Kuthal
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 31 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 45 km

Villages closest to Kuthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthal village had a population of 456. That makes it the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Kuthal village has 222 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthal has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kuthal is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthal covers 313.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuthal falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthal is Chamunda Marg, about 45 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 Kuthal.

Kuthal is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthal is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 31 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Chhatwani (7.4 km), Chasak (7.7 km) and Chhau (7.7 km).

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

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