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About Kural Village

Kural is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 49 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kural Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kural village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 9.23 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 49
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kural compares

By the 2011 count Kural is the 149th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 9.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kural

Kural is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kural 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kural from other places

Kural lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, 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 Kural
Nearest town Talwāra 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Kural

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kural village had a population of 99. That makes it the 149th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Kural village has 49 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kural has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kural is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kural covers 9.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kural falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kural is Kartoli Punjab, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kural.

Kural is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kural is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 6.0 km away. Fatehpur is about 13 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamluhi (under 2 km), Machhot (under 2 km) and Kasial (1.6 km).

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

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