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About Kutu Village

Kutu is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 70 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 240.47 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 70
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutu compares

By the 2011 count Kutu is the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 240.47 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kutu

Kutu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kutu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kutu from other places

Kutu lies about 32 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 Kutu
District headquarters Shimla 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 32 km

Villages closest to Kutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutu village had a population of 130. That makes it the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kutu village has 70 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutu has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kutu is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutu covers 240.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kutu falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kutu.

Kutu is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutu is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 32 km away. Rohru is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jkhar (8.9 km), Khara Paani (8.9 km) and Kyarku (9.5 km).

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

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