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About Kunna Village

Kunna is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 75 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,373 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 75
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,373
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunna compares

By the 2011 count Kunna is the 70th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kunna

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

Kunna 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 Kunna
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Kunna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunna village had a population of 178. That makes it the 70th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kunna village has 75 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunna has about 1373 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Kunna covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunna falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunna 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kunna.

Kunna 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.

Kunna is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 14 km away. Dalhousie is about 20 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 Kunah (under 2 km), Dhalan (2.4 km) and Garh (2.8 km).

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

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