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About Kuthar Village

Kuthar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 174 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 174
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthar compares

By the 2011 count Kuthar is the 54th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kuthar

Kuthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuthar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuthar from other places

Kuthar lies about 26 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 Kuthar
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Kuthar

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.

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Common questions about Kuthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthar village had a population of 327. That makes it the 54th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kuthar village has 174 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthar has about 879 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 Kuthar is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthar covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuthar.

Kuthar is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Shaya (under 2 km), Up Muhal Bala (under 2 km) and Galhana (under 2 km).

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

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