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About Kuthar Village

Kuthar is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 189 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 209.02 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 189
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthar compares

By the 2011 count Kuthar is the 21st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 209.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Kuthar

Kuthar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuthar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kuthar from other places

Kuthar lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.3 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 Kuthar
Nearest town Rishīkesh 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km

Villages closest to Kuthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthar village had a population of 352. That makes it the 21st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kuthar village has 189 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthar has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Kuthar is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthar covers 209.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuthar falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuthar is Rishikesh, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Kuthar.

Kuthar is about 39 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthar is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 6.9 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.3 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khargosha (under 2 km), Bastola (under 2 km) and Gyutha (under 2 km).

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

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