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About Kunni Village

Kunni is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 684 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 549.48 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 684
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunni compares

By the 2011 count Kunni is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 549.48 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kunni

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

Kunni lies about 31 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 31 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 Kunni
Tehsil headquarters Lakhanpur 14 km
District headquarters Surguja 31 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 31 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kunni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunni village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kunni village has 684 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunni has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kunni is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunni covers 549.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunni falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunni is Ambikapur, about 31 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 Kunni.

Kunni is about 31 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunni is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 14 km away. Surguja is about 31 km away. Ambikapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biniya (9.8 km), Lainga (11 km) and Amgasi (12 km).

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

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