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About Kut Village

Kut is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 116 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 116
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kut compares

By the 2011 count Kut is the 100th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 962.

Getting to Kut

Kut is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kut as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kut from other places

Kut lies about 81 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 Kut
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 81 km

Villages closest to Kut

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 Kut

As per the Census of India 2011, Kut village had a population of 213. That makes it the 100th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kut village has 116 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kut has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kut is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kut covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kut.

Kut is about 81 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kut is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 81 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 Khiuncha I (2.5 km), D P F Khiuncha Ii (2.5 km) and Khiuncha (2.5 km).

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

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