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About Kunkal Village

Kunkal is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2. The village covers 10.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunkal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 10.13 hectares
Population 2
Female Population 2
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 Kunkal compares

By the 2011 count Kunkal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 10.13 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Kunkal

Kunkal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunkal 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 Kunkal from other places

Kunkal lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 41 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 Kunkal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 37 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 41 km

Villages closest to Kunkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunkal village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

The pincode recorded for Kunkal is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunkal covers 10.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunkal falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunkal is Olinda, about 41 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 Kunkal.

Kunkal is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunkal is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 8.7 km away. Bhoranj is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabel (2.2 km), Bhajlah (2.2 km) and Bhamnoh (2.2 km).

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

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