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About Kut Village

Kut is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 406 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 289.33 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 406
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Kut compares

By the 2011 count Kut is the 55th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 289.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kut

Kut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kut 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 Kut from other places

Kut lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 4.2 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 Kut
Nearest railway station Kandwal 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Kut

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 Kut

As per the Census of India 2011, Kut village had a population of 807. That makes it the 55th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kut village has 406 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kut has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kut is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kut covers 289.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kut is Kandwal, about 4.2 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 Kut.

Kut is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kut is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 4.2 km away. Nurpur is about 8.6 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandu Kut (under 2 km), Kuthandal (under 2 km) and Ghurohn (1.7 km).

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

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