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About Baru Kufri Village

Baru Kufri is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 73 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baru Kufri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baru Kufri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171603
Area (hectares) 254.22 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 73
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Baru Kufri compares

By the 2011 count Baru Kufri is the 206th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 254.22 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Baru Kufri

Baru Kufri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baru Kufri 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 Baru Kufri from other places

Baru Kufri lies about 64 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Baru Kufri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 64 km

Villages closest to Baru Kufri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 Baru Kufri

As per the Census of India 2011, Baru Kufri village had a population of 138. That makes it the 206th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Baru Kufri village has 73 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baru Kufri has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Baru Kufri is 171603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baru Kufri covers 254.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baru Kufri falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baru Kufri is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Baru Kufri.

Baru Kufri is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baru Kufri is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Karsog is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (3.5 km), Bag Salana (3.5 km) and Bagshad (3.5 km).

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

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