About Kultra Village

Kultra is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 618 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kultra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kultra village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	163.1 hectares
Population	1,201
Male Population	618
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kultra compares

By the 2011 count Kultra is the 90th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 163.1 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kultra

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

Kultra lies about 22 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 16 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 Kultra
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	7.2 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	15 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	16 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	22 km

Villages closest to Kultra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kultra village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 90th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kultra village has 618 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kultra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kultra is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kultra covers 163.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kultra falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kultra is Baramula, about 16 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 Kultra.

Kultra is about 22 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kultra is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 7.2 km away. Bāramūla is about 15 km away. Baramula is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.