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About Kuntla Village

Kuntla is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuntla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuntla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuntla compares

By the 2011 count Kuntla is the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kuntla

Kuntla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuntla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kuntla from other places

Kuntla lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Kuntla
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Kuntla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuntla village had a population of 90. That makes it the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kuntla village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuntla has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kuntla is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuntla covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuntla falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuntla is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuntla.

Kuntla is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuntla is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salorka (1.9 km), Gulahar (2.8 km) and Auhar (5.2 km).

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

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