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About Kudana Village

Kudana is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 51 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176097, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176097
Area (hectares) 86.33 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 51
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
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 Kudana compares

By the 2011 count Kudana is the 166th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 86.33 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kudana

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

Kudana lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Kudana
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Kudana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudana village had a population of 106. That makes it the 166th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kudana village has 51 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudana has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kudana is 176097. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudana covers 86.33 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.

Kudana falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kudana is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Kudana.

Kudana is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudana is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Och Khurd (2.6 km), Och Kalan (2.6 km) and Kuhn Khas (3.6 km).

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

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