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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 346 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, 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 Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 346
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the 34th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kunda

Kunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kunda 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 Kunda from other places

Kunda lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 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
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 51 km

Villages closest to Kunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 682. That makes it the 34th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kunda village has 346 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kunda is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunda covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 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 Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansa (1.6 km), R F Mansa (1.6 km) and Trakar Mansa (1.6 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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