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About Hutt Village

Hutt is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,218 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hutt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hutt village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hutt compares

By the 2011 count Hutt is the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 902.

Getting to Hutt

Hutt is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hutt as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hutt from other places

Hutt lies about 21 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, 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 Hutt
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Hutt

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli 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 Hutt

As per the Census of India 2011, Hutt village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Hutt village has 1,218 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hutt has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Hutt is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hutt covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hutt falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hutt is Kathua, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hutt.

Hutt is about 21 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hutt is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 21 km away. Kathua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawshehra (6.7 km), Dhar Mahanpur (7.3 km) and Ghoral (9.9 km).

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

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