About Kulgaon Village

Kulgaon is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 453 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	561.37 hectares
Population	931
Male Population	453
Female Population	478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kulgaon is the 6th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 561.37 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kulgaon

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

Kulgaon lies about 27 km from Shimla. 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 Kulgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	27 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Kulgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgaon village had a population of 931. That makes it the 6th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kulgaon village has 453 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgaon has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kulgaon is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgaon covers 561.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulgaon falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kulgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Kulgaon.

Kulgaon is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulgaon is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.