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About Kuher Village

Kuher is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 22 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuher village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 150.25 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 22
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Kuher compares

By the 2011 count Kuher is the 199th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 150.25 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kuher

Kuher is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuher 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 Kuher from other places

Kuher lies about 25 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Kuher
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.3 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Kuher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuher village had a population of 42. That makes it the 199th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kuher village has 22 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuher has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kuher is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuher covers 150.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuher falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuher is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Kuher.

Kuher is about 25 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuher is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.3 km away. Rudraprayag is about 25 km away. Srīnagar 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 Guna Kyark (under 2 km), Kyark (under 2 km) and Kyark Barsuri (under 2 km).

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

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