Village · Shahpur, Kangra
# Kuthman

Kuthman is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176209. The 2011 Census counted 543 people in 133 households, the 46th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.
- 543 people (2011)
- 133 households
- 88.2% literacy
- 176209 PIN code

## Kuthman PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kuthman is 176209. Kuthman falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176209
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009471

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kuthman from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kuthman?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kuthman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bheri
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sanora
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhatri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kuthman known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. Products made here include agricultural tools. About 53% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kuthman

Of every 100 households in Kuthman in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kuthman · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 73% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 27% 51%
- Tap water 98% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 82% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 50%
- Use banking services 98% 94%
- Television 77% 78%
- Mobile phone 37% 67%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 29% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 6%
- None of these assets 11% 10%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kuthman?

■ Kuthman · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.2% 83.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1272 1040
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1524 911
- Working population 57.3% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 83.5% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 89 (29%) · ■ Marginal 183 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Dharamsal 572 people
- Churtha 565 people
- Jhikla Dohbh 558 people
- Parei 549 people
- Sadoon 502 people
- Jhikli Ansuhi 484 people
- Jhular 482 people
- Dadroli 480 people

All 160 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kuthman? 176209
- How far is Kuthman from Dharmsala? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Kuthman? 543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuthman in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuthman? 88.2% (Census 2011)

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