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About Kultham Village

Kultham is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 74 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kultham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kultham village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 196.14 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 74
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kultham compares

By the 2011 count Kultham is the 106th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 196.14 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1054.

Getting to Kultham

Kultham is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kultham as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kultham from other places

Kultham lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 88 km

Villages closest to Kultham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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 140. That makes it the 106th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Kultham village has 74 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kultham has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Kultham is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kultham covers 196.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kultham falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kultham is Tanakpur, about 88 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 10+ km distance for Kultham.

Kultham is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kultham is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lwa (3.1 km), Raya (16 km) and Martoli (17 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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