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About Kith Kuftu Village

Kith Kuftu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 72 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kith Kuftu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kith Kuftu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 136.41 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 72
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kith Kuftu compares

By the 2011 count Kith Kuftu is the 99th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 136.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 981.

Getting to Kith Kuftu

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

Kith Kuftu lies about 23 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 Kith Kuftu
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Kith Kuftu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Kith Kuftu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kith Kuftu village had a population of 154. That makes it the 99th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kith Kuftu village has 72 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kith Kuftu has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kith Kuftu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kith Kuftu covers 136.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kith Kuftu falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kith Kuftu 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 - 10 km distance for Kith Kuftu.

Kith Kuftu is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kith Kuftu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Kuftu (under 2 km), Kufar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kufar Bag (under 2 km).

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

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