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About Kunkuni Village

Kunkuni is a large village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,101 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunkuni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 922.39 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kunkuni compares

By the 2011 count Kunkuni is the 9th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 922.39 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kunkuni

Kunkuni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kunkuni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunkuni from other places

Kunkuni lies about 26 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 2.2 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 Kunkuni
Nearest railway station Robertson 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 6.1 km
Nearest town Saktī 22 km
District headquarters Raigarh 26 km

Villages closest to Kunkuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunkuni village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 9th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Kunkuni village has 1,101 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunkuni has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kunkuni is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunkuni covers 922.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunkuni falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunkuni is Robertson, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kunkuni.

Kunkuni is about 26 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunkuni is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 2.2 km away. Kharsia is about 6.1 km away. Saktī 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 Rajghata (2.3 km), Ranisagar (2.3 km) and Bhaluchuwa (3.1 km).

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

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