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About Kuthar Village

Kuthar is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 278 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 179.46 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 278
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 179.46 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 23 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 75 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 14 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 23 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 59 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 75 km

Villages closest to Kuthar

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 Kuthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthar village had a population of 506. That makes it the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kuthar village has 278 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthar has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Kuthar covers 179.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuthar falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuthar is Dehradun, about 75 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 23 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthar is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 14 km away. Uttarkashi is about 23 km away. Mussoorie is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rana (under 2 km), Rana Beet (under 2 km) and Dangurgaon (2.4 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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