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About Kudan Village

Kudan is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 132 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 85.59 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 132
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Kudan compares

By the 2011 count Kudan is the 251st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 85.59 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kudan

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

Kudan 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 Kudan
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Kudan

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.

Common questions about Kudan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudan village had a population of 247. That makes it the 251st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kudan village has 132 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudan has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kudan is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudan covers 85.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kudan 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 Kudan.

Kudan 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.

Kudan is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Palampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharehr (2.4 km), Loungni (4.7 km) and Bhohra (6.7 km).

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

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