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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 146 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176325
Area (hectares) 148.66 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 146
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the 42nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 148.66 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kunda

Kunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kunda from other places

Kunda lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Kunda
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Kunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunda village had a population of 282. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kunda village has 146 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kunda is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunda covers 148.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunda falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunda.

Kunda is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunda is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 11 km away. Bhalai is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamandi (under 2 km), Mandoh (under 2 km) and Seri (4.9 km).

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

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