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About Kuthera Village

Kuthera is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 444 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176501
Area (hectares) 475.72 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 444
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthera compares

By the 2011 count Kuthera is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 475.72 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Kuthera

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

Kuthera lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.8 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 Kuthera
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 1.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Kuthera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthera village had a population of 872. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Kuthera village has 444 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthera has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kuthera is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthera covers 475.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuthera falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthera is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.8 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 Kuthera.

Kuthera is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthera is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 1.8 km away. Talwāra is about 26 km away. Jaswan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhan (2.6 km), Koi (9.8 km) and Reserve Jangal Tiamal I (11 km).

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

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