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About Kufar Village

Kufar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 32 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kufar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kufar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 52.21 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 32
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Kufar compares

By the 2011 count Kufar is the 350th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 52.21 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 987.

Getting to Kufar

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

Kufar 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 Kufar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.4 km

Villages closest to Kufar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Kufar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kufar village had a population of 59. That makes it the 350th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kufar village has 32 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kufar has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kufar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kufar covers 52.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kufar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kufar 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 Kufar.

Kufar 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Kasufar (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kufar (under 2 km) and Dum Ka Dhank (under 2 km).

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

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