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About Kulhar Village

Kulhar is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 193 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,347 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 353.9 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 193
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,347
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulhar compares

By the 2011 count Kulhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 353.9 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Kulhar

Kulhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kulhar from other places

Kulhar lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Kulhar
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Kulhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulhar village had a population of 453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Kulhar village has 193 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulhar has about 1347 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Kulhar is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulhar covers 353.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulhar falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulhar is Kotdwara, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kulhar.

Kulhar is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulhar is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulsera (under 2 km), Naigi (4.7 km) and Kati Gaon (6.7 km).

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

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