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About Kundel Village

Kundel is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 994 males and 998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 587.06 hectares
Population 1,992
Male Population 994
Female Population 998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kundel compares

By the 2011 count Kundel is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 587.06 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kundel

Kundel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kundel as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kundel from other places

Kundel lies about 52 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 17 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 Kundel
Nearest railway station Rajim 17 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 22 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 52 km

Villages closest to Kundel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundel village had a population of 1,992. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Kundel village has 994 males and 998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundel has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kundel is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundel covers 587.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kundel falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kundel is Rajim, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kundel.

Kundel is about 52 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundel is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Rajim is about 17 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Magarlod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsatthi (5.2 km), Khadma Mal (13 km) and Khadma Ryt (13 km).

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

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