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About Kundi Village

Kundi is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 236 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 327.8 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 236
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kundi compares

By the 2011 count Kundi is the 31st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 327.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kundi

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

Kundi lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 40 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 Kundi
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 40 km

Villages closest to Kundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundi village had a population of 474. That makes it the 31st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kundi village has 236 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kundi is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundi covers 327.8 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.

Kundi falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kundi is Nagrota, about 40 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 Kundi.

Kundi is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundi is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nagrota is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarog (3.9 km), Kundal (4.2 km) and Parjana (5.3 km).

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

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