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About Kulag Village

Kulag is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 290 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Cheta
Pincode 171217
Area (hectares) 253.9 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 290
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulag compares

By the 2011 count Kulag is the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 253.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 935.

Getting to Kulag

Kulag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Joru Shilal, Jubbli, Kanah and Kanda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kulag

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulag village had a population of 572. That makes it the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kulag village has 290 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulag has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kulag is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulag covers 253.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulag falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kulag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kulag.

Kulag is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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