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About Kufri Village

Kufri is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 80 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kufri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kufri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172028
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 80
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kufri compares

By the 2011 count Kufri is the 97th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kufri

Kufri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kufri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kufri from other places

Kufri lies about 9.4 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 Kufri
District headquarters Shimla 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 30 km

Villages closest to Kufri

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.

Common questions about Kufri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kufri village had a population of 166. That makes it the 97th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kufri village has 80 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kufri has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kufri is 172028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kufri covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kufri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kufri.

Kufri is about 9.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kufri is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.4 km away. Kumharsain is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Khudlu (2.7 km), Baza (4.5 km) and D P F Nag Kelo Saroga (5.8 km).

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

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