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About Kuhru Village

Kuhru is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 97 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 126.17 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 97
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhru compares

By the 2011 count Kuhru is the 186th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 126.17 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1082.

Getting to Kuhru

Kuhru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuhru as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kharian Khas, Khavli, Kohla and Kohli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kuhru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhru village had a population of 177. That makes it the 186th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kuhru village has 97 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhru has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kuhru is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhru covers 126.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kuhru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuhru.

Kuhru is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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