About Kuklah Village

Kuklah is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 352 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuklah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuklah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175126
Area (hectares)	188.53 hectares
Population	664
Male Population	352
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuklah compares

By the 2011 count Kuklah is the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 188.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kuklah

Kuklah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuklah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kuklah from other places

Kuklah lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 47 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 Kuklah
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	22 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	41 km
District headquarters	Mandi	45 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	47 km

Villages closest to Kuklah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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.

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Common questions about Kuklah

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuklah village had a population of 664. That makes it the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kuklah village has 352 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuklah has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kuklah is 175126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuklah covers 188.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuklah falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuklah is Shimla, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuklah.

Kuklah is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuklah is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 22 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.