About Kuftu Village

Kuftu is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 33 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuftu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuftu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171001
Area (hectares)	3.46 hectares
Population	68
Male Population	33
Female Population	35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuftu compares

By the 2011 count Kuftu is the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 3.46 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kuftu

Kuftu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuftu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuftu from other places

Kuftu lies about 5.7 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 Kuftu
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	5.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	5.7 km

Villages closest to Kuftu

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.

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Common questions about Kuftu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuftu village had a population of 68. That makes it the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kuftu village has 33 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuftu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kuftu is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuftu covers 3.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kuftu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kuftu.

Kuftu is about 5.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuftu is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.