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About Kuang Village

Kuang is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 7.87 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuang compares

By the 2011 count Kuang is the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 7.87 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1008.

Getting to Kuang

Kuang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kuang from other places

Kuang lies about 23 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 67 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 Kuang
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 17 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 23 km
Nearest town Chamba 66 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 67 km

Villages closest to Kuang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuang village had a population of 22. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Kuang village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuang has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kuang is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuang covers 7.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuang falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuang is Zero Point, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Kuang.

Kuang is about 23 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuang is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 17 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shenwar (under 2 km), Chambak (under 2 km) and Murang (under 2 km).

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

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