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About Kundel Village

Kundel is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 647 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 461.61 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 647
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kundel compares

By the 2011 count Kundel is the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 461.61 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 10+ 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 Kundel from other places

Kundel lies about 55 km from Raipur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 16 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 55 km

Villages closest to Kundel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 1,253. That makes it the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Kundel village has 647 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundel has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kundel is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundel covers 461.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kundel falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kundel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kundel.

Kundel is about 55 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundel is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 16 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Raipur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarighat (under 2 km), Sirrikhurd (1.6 km) and Charbhatthi (2.3 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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