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About Kur Village

Kur is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 49 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 52.48 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 49
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Kur compares

By the 2011 count Kur is the 286th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 52.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 990.

Getting to Kur

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

Kur lies about 19 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 Kur
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Kur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kur village had a population of 91. That makes it the 286th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kur village has 49 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kur is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kur covers 52.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kur falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kur 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 Kur.

Kur is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kur is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.6 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jais (under 2 km), Barui (under 2 km) and Barugarbi (under 2 km).

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

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