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About Luni Village

Luni is a large village in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,379, made up of 1,696 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2804.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luni village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370410
Area (hectares) 2804.26 hectares
Population 3,379
Male Population 1,696
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Luni compares

By the 2011 count Luni is the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 2804.26 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Luni

Luni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Luni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Luni from other places

Luni lies about 44 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhadreshwar Road, about 2.6 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 Luni
Nearest railway station Bhadreshwar Road 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 9.9 km
District headquarters Kachchh 44 km

Villages closest to Luni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luni village had a population of 3,379. That makes it the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Luni village has 1,696 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luni has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Luni is 370410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luni covers 2804.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Luni falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Luni is Bhadreshwar Road, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Luni.

Luni is about 44 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luni is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhadreshwar Road is about 2.6 km away. Mundra is about 9.9 km away. Kachchh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhadiya (5.2 km), Raga (5.8 km) and Gundala (5.9 km).

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

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