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About Kuhal Village

Kuhal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 57 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 44.31 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 57
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhal compares

By the 2011 count Kuhal is the 203rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 44.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kuhal

Kuhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuhal from other places

Kuhal lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kuhal
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 8.7 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Kuhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhal village had a population of 123. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Kuhal village has 57 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhal has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kuhal is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhal covers 44.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuhal falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuhal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuhal.

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

Kuhal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 8.7 km away. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalohal (under 2 km), Bahl (2.1 km) and Bhandera (2.1 km).

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

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