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About Kuftu Village

Kuftu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 18 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, 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 Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 22.84 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 18
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,278
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 Kuftu compares

By the 2011 count Kuftu is the 361st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 22.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 990.

Getting to Kuftu

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

Kuftu lies about 14 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 Theog 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Kuftu

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 Kuftu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuftu village had a population of 41. That makes it the 361st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kuftu village has 18 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuftu has about 1278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kuftu covers 22.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kuftu 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 Kuftu.

Kuftu is about 14 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarog (under 2 km), Thana Jubbar (under 2 km) and Chalawali (under 2 km).

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

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