About Kuhant Village

Kuhant is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 813 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhant village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	743 hectares
Population	1,555
Male Population	813
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhant compares

By the 2011 count Kuhant is the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 743 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kuhant

Kuhant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuhant as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Juwan, Kando Bhatnaul, Kiyana and Kota. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kuhant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhant village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Kuhant village has 813 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhant has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kuhant is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhant covers 743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuhant falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuhant.

Kuhant is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.