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About Pain Kufar Village

Pain Kufar is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 263 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pain Kufar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pain Kufar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 263
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pain Kufar compares

By the 2011 count Pain Kufar is the 19th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pain Kufar

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

Pain Kufar lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 km away. 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 Pain Kufar
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 24 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 26 km
Nearest town Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Pain Kufar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Pain Kufar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pain Kufar village had a population of 509. That makes it the 19th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Pain Kufar village has 263 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pain Kufar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pain Kufar is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pain Kufar covers 291 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.

Pain Kufar falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pain Kufar is Salogra, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Pain Kufar.

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

Pain Kufar is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Sirmaur 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 Matal Bakhog (under 2 km), Nerti Bhagot (under 2 km) and Lanaru (under 2 km).

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

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