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About Kuthnaur Village

Kuthnaur is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 447 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthnaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthnaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 256.36 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 447
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Kuthnaur compares

By the 2011 count Kuthnaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 256.36 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kuthnaur

Kuthnaur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kuthnaur 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 Kuthnaur from other places

Kuthnaur lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 67 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 Kuthnaur
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 5.8 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 52 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 67 km

Villages closest to Kuthnaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthnaur village had a population of 915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kuthnaur village has 447 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthnaur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kuthnaur is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthnaur covers 256.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuthnaur falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuthnaur is Dehradun, about 67 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 Kuthnaur.

Kuthnaur is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthnaur is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 5.8 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halna (1.8 km), Kur (2.1 km) and Kursil (2.1 km).

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

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