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About Kultham Village

Kultham is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,295 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kultham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kultham village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144501
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 2,511
Male Population 1,295
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kultham compares

By the 2011 count Kultham is the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kultham

Kultham is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kultham as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kultham from other places

Kultham lies about 22 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about under 2 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 Kultham
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah under 2 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 8.0 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 26 km

Villages closest to Kultham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kultham village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kultham village has 1,295 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kultham has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kultham is 144501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kultham covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kultham falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kultham is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kultham.

Kultham is about 22 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kultham is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about under 2 km away. Phagwāra is about 8.0 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahar Mazara (under 2 km), Mandhali (under 2 km) and Chak Mander (1.5 km).

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

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