About Kuhna Village

Kuhna is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 544 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	266.89 hectares
Population	1,108
Male Population	544
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhna compares

By the 2011 count Kuhna is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 266.89 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kuhna

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

Kuhna lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kuhna
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	27 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	35 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Kuhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhna village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kuhna village has 544 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhna has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kuhna is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhna covers 266.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuhna falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuhna is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kuhna.

Kuhna is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhna is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 27 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.