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About Kunah Village

Kunah is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 54 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 43.05 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 54
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunah compares

By the 2011 count Kunah is the 93rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 43.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kunah

Kunah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kunah from other places

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

Villages closest to Kunah

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 Kunah

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunah village had a population of 119. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kunah village has 54 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunah has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kunah is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunah covers 43.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunah 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kunah.

Kunah 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.

Kunah 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 Kunna (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 Kunah today is likely to be higher.

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