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About Kui Village

Kui is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 112 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kui village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 173.47 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 112
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Kui compares

By the 2011 count Kui is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 173.47 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kui

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

Kui lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 17 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 Kui
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 17 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 28 km

Villages closest to Kui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kui village had a population of 212. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kui village has 112 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kui has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kui is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kui covers 173.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kui falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kui is Nurpur Road, about 17 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 Kui.

Kui is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kui is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 17 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Sihunta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalera (11 km), Chhatrel (13 km) and Dukhar (13 km).

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

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