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About Kaulapur Village

Kaulapur is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 304 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaulapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaulapur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 304
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaulapur compares

By the 2011 count Kaulapur is the 7th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kaulapur

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

Kaulapur lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 22 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 Kaulapur
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Talwāra 41 km

Villages closest to Kaulapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaulapur village had a population of 641. That makes it the 7th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kaulapur village has 304 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaulapur has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kaulapur is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaulapur covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaulapur falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaulapur is Amb Andaura, about 22 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 Kaulapur.

Kaulapur 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.

Kaulapur is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 22 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har Dogri (under 2 km), Dodun Brahmna (under 2 km) and Dodun Rajputan (under 2 km).

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

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