About Kaunthru Village

Kaunthru is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 89 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunthru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunthru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	205.06 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	89
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunthru compares

By the 2011 count Kaunthru is the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 205.06 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1004.

Getting to Kaunthru

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

Kaunthru lies about 35 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 km away. 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 Kaunthru
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	23 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	34 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	35 km

Villages closest to Kaunthru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunthru village had a population of 183. That makes it the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kaunthru village has 89 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunthru has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kaunthru is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunthru covers 205.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaunthru falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaunthru is Summer Hill, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kaunthru.

Kaunthru is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunthru is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 23 km away. Sundarnagar is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.