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About Kud Village

Kud is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kud village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 38.85 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kud compares

By the 2011 count Kud is the 196th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 38.85 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kud

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

Kud 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 Kud
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Kud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kud village had a population of 41. That makes it the 196th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kud village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kud has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kud is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kud covers 38.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kud falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kud 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kud.

Kud 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.

Kud is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 8.5 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 Rachhan (under 2 km), Bhadrun (under 2 km) and Chalol (under 2 km).

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

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