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About Kutwalla Village

Kutwalla is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 58 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,379 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176097, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutwalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutwalla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176097
Area (hectares) 163.18 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 58
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,379
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutwalla compares

By the 2011 count Kutwalla is the 147th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 163.18 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kutwalla

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

Kutwalla lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kutwalla
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Kutwalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutwalla village had a population of 138. That makes it the 147th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kutwalla village has 58 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutwalla has about 1379 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kutwalla is 176097. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutwalla covers 163.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kutwalla falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kutwalla is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kutwalla.

Kutwalla is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutwalla is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaglal (under 2 km), Dalu (under 2 km) and Halon Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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