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About Kutkana Village

Kutkana is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 288 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutkana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 95.19 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 288
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kutkana compares

By the 2011 count Kutkana is the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 95.19 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kutkana

Kutkana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kutkana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kutkana from other places

Kutkana lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.7 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 Kutkana
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Kutkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutkana village had a population of 559. That makes it the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kutkana village has 288 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutkana has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kutkana is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutkana covers 95.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kutkana falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kutkana is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kutkana.

Kutkana is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutkana is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 3.7 km away. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakoh (under 2 km), Khair Khas (under 2 km) and Kadana (1.8 km).

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

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