About Kufar Village

Kufar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 69 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kufar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kufar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	69
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kufar compares

By the 2011 count Kufar is the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kufar

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

Kufar lies about 24 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 Kufar
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Kufar

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.

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Common questions about Kufar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kufar village had a population of 137. That makes it the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kufar village has 69 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kufar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Kufar covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kufar falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kufar 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 Kufar.

Kufar is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kufar is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.