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About Guthan Village

Guthan is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 65 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 708 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guthan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 65
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 708
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 Guthan compares

By the 2011 count Guthan is the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Guthan

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

Guthan lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Guthan
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 21 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Guthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guthan village had a population of 111. That makes it the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Guthan village has 65 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guthan has about 708 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Guthan is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guthan covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guthan falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Guthan is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Guthan.

Guthan is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guthan is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 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 Guthan (under 2 km), Ghundera (under 2 km) and Jatauta (1.6 km).

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

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