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About Kudu Village

Kudu is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 313 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 154.5 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 313
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudu compares

By the 2011 count Kudu is the 10th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 154.5 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kudu

Kudu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kudu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kudu from other places

Kudu lies about 61 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 Kudu
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 61 km

Villages closest to Kudu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudu village had a population of 580. That makes it the 10th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kudu village has 313 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudu has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kudu is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudu covers 154.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kudu falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kudu 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 <5 km distance for Kudu.

Kudu is about 61 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudu is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kuddu (under 2 km), Kharshali (under 2 km) and Jhalta (2.4 km).

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

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