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About Kuthman Village

Kuthman is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 239 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176209
Area (hectares) 77.87 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 239
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,272
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthman compares

By the 2011 count Kuthman is the 45th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 77.87 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Kuthman

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

Kuthman lies about 8.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.1 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 Kuthman
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 8.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.7 km

Villages closest to Kuthman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthman village had a population of 543. That makes it the 45th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kuthman village has 239 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthman has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kuthman is 176209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthman covers 77.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuthman falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthman is Kangra Mandir, about 8.1 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 Kuthman.

Kuthman is about 8.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthman is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 8.1 km away. Kangra is about 8.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugehr (under 2 km), Baintlu (under 2 km) and Rachhialu (under 2 km).

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

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