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About Kut Village

Kut is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 134 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 98.39 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 134
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kut compares

By the 2011 count Kut is the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 98.39 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kut

Kut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kut 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kut from other places

Kut lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 Kut
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Kut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kut village had a population of 267. That makes it the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kut village has 134 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kut has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kut is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kut covers 98.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kut falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kut is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Kut.

Kut is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kut is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 17 km away. Dharmsala is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balla (under 2 km), Chhainti (under 2 km) and Ghaihr (under 2 km).

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

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