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About Kuleth Village

Kuleth is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 20 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuleth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuleth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 21.17 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 20
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuleth compares

By the 2011 count Kuleth is the 115th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 21.17 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 1031.

Getting to Kuleth

Kuleth is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuleth as Available within <5 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 Kuleth from other places

Kuleth lies about 50 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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 Kuleth
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 50 km

Villages closest to Kuleth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuleth village had a population of 36. That makes it the 115th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kuleth village has 20 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuleth has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kuleth is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuleth covers 21.17 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.

Kuleth falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuleth is Dehradun, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuleth.

Kuleth is about 50 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuleth is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 26 km away. Dunda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singot (1.6 km), Singoti (1.6 km) and Kunsi (3.6 km).

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

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