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About Kungri Village

Kungri is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 141 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kungri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 178.26 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 141
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kungri compares

By the 2011 count Kungri is the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 178.26 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Kungri

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

Kungri lies about 113 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 117 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 Kungri
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 13 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 113 km
Nearest town Mandi 114 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 117 km

Villages closest to Kungri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kungri village had a population of 256. That makes it the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Kungri village has 141 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kungri has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kungri is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kungri covers 178.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kungri is Zero Point, about 117 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 Kungri.

Kungri is about 113 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.

Kungri is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 13 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 113 km away. Mandi is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kun (under 2 km), Guling (under 2 km) and Uperla Guling (under 2 km).

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

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