About Kuftu Village

Kuftu is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 238 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, 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	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	381.19 hectares
Population	464
Male Population	238
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuftu compares

By the 2011 count Kuftu is the 18th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 381.19 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kuftu

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

Kuftu lies about 54 km from Sirmaur. 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
Nearest town	Shimla	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	27 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	54 km

Villages closest to Kuftu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nohra 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 464. That makes it the 18th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Kuftu village has 238 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuftu has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kuftu is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuftu covers 381.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuftu falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuftu.

Kuftu is about 54 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuftu is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shimla is about 5.9 km away. Nohra is about 27 km away. Sirmaur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.