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About Kutwalt Village

Kutwalt is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 890 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutwalt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutwalt village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 480.4 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 890
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutwalt compares

By the 2011 count Kutwalt is the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 480.4 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kutwalt

Kutwalt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kutwalt as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kutwalt from other places

Kutwalt lies about 51 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Kutwalt
Nearest town Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 33 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km
District headquarters Udhampur 51 km

Villages closest to Kutwalt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutwalt village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kutwalt village has 890 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutwalt has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kutwalt is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutwalt covers 480.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kutwalt falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kutwalt is Sumber, about 43 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 village for Kutwalt.

Kutwalt is about 51 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutwalt is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Chenani is about 33 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Challyar (under 2 km), Mantali (under 2 km) and Satyalta (under 2 km).

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

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