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About Kuthar Village

Kuthar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 141 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,348 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 98.8 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 141
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,348
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuthar compares

By the 2011 count Kuthar is the 126th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 98.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kuthar

The census records public bus service for Kuthar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuthar from other places

Kuthar lies about 9.3 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about under 2 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 Kuthar
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Kuthar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kuthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthar village had a population of 331. That makes it the 126th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kuthar village has 141 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthar has about 1348 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kuthar is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthar covers 98.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuthar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthar is Jawalamukhi Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kuthar.

Kuthar is about 9.3 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 9.3 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalippur (under 2 km), Thathar (2.2 km) and Gareru (2.2 km).

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

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