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About Khuntu Village

Khuntu is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 280 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 142.18 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 280
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntu compares

By the 2011 count Khuntu is the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 142.18 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Khuntu

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

Khuntu lies about 6.0 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 74 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 Khuntu
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 2.8 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 74 km

Villages closest to Khuntu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntu village had a population of 556. That makes it the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Khuntu village has 280 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntu has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Khuntu is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntu covers 142.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khuntu falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khuntu is Hathbandh, about 74 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 <5 km distance for Khuntu.

Khuntu is about 6.0 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntu is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 2.8 km away. Kabeerdham is about 6.0 km away. Hathbandh is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewari (under 2 km), Newari (under 2 km) and Newariguda (under 2 km).

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

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