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About Kukhi Village

Kukhi is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 121 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 208.38 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 121
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Kukhi compares

By the 2011 count Kukhi is the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 208.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 962.

Getting to Kukhi

Kukhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukhi 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 Kukhi from other places

Kukhi lies about 64 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 Kukhi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to Kukhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukhi village had a population of 258. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kukhi village has 121 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukhi has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kukhi is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukhi covers 208.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukhi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kukhi 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 Kukhi.

Kukhi is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukhi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kukhi Darkali (under 2 km), Mandli (1.5 km) and Syarla Barshol (1.7 km).

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

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