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About Tutu Village

Tutu is a mid sized village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 326 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tutu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 326
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tutu compares

By the 2011 count Tutu is the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Tutu

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

Tutu lies about 46 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 Tutu
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 5.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Tutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tutu village had a population of 717. That makes it the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Tutu village has 326 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tutu has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Tutu is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tutu covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tutu falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tutu 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 Tutu.

Tutu is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tutu is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagadhar (under 2 km), Panel (under 2 km) and Delath (under 2 km).

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

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