About Kutra Village

Kutra is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 106 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	431.81 hectares
Population	196
Male Population	106
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
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 Kutra compares

By the 2011 count Kutra is the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 431.81 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 954.

Getting to Kutra

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

Kutra lies about 33 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 Kutra
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	33 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Kutra

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 Kutra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutra village had a population of 196. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kutra village has 106 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutra has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Kutra covers 431.81 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.

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

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

Kutra is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutra is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 33 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.