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About Kuhn Khas Village

Kuhn Khas is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 145 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,510 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhn Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhn Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 101.24 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 145
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,510
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhn Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kuhn Khas is the 54th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 101.24 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kuhn Khas

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

Kuhn Khas lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Kuhn Khas
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Kuhn Khas

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 Kuhn Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhn Khas village had a population of 364. That makes it the 54th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kuhn Khas village has 145 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhn Khas has about 1510 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kuhn Khas is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhn Khas covers 101.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuhn Khas falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuhn Khas is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Kuhn Khas.

Kuhn Khas is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhn Khas is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 14 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuhn Uparli (under 2 km), Dali (under 2 km) and Dol (under 2 km).

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

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