About Kauna Village

Kauna is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 133 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176093
Area (hectares)	85.72 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	133
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,173
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauna compares

By the 2011 count Kauna is the 218th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 85.72 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kauna

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

Kauna lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 14 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 Kauna
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km

Villages closest to Kauna

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

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Common questions about Kauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauna village had a population of 289. That makes it the 218th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kauna village has 133 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauna has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kauna is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauna covers 85.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauna falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kauna is Panchrukhi, about 14 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 Kauna.

Kauna is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauna is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 14 km away. Palampur is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.