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About Kun Village

Kun is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 273 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 194.56 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 273
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kun compares

By the 2011 count Kun is the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 194.56 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kun

Kun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kun from other places

Kun lies about 10 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 Kun
District headquarters Mandi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 23 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 37 km

Villages closest to Kun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Kun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kun village had a population of 522. That makes it the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kun village has 273 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kun has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kun is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kun covers 194.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kun falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kun is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kun.

Kun is about 10 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kun is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 10 km away. Bali Chowki is about 23 km away. Buffer Stop is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thata (3.3 km), D P F Binglao (3.4 km) and D P F Narain Garh (5.2 km).

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

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