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About Kuljhan Village

Kuljhan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 95 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuljhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuljhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 69.09 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 95
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuljhan compares

By the 2011 count Kuljhan is the 106th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 69.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kuljhan

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

Kuljhan lies about 7.6 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 26 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 Kuljhan
District headquarters Mandi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 22 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 26 km

Villages closest to Kuljhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuljhan village had a population of 188. That makes it the 106th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kuljhan village has 95 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuljhan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kuljhan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuljhan covers 69.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuljhan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuljhan is Buffer Stop, about 26 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 Kuljhan.

Kuljhan is about 7.6 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuljhan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 7.6 km away. Padhar is about 22 km away. Buffer Stop is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (2.6 km), Badwahan (3.8 km) and Darug (4.6 km).

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

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