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About Kunsot Village

Kunsot is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 197 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 170539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunsot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunsot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 170539
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 197
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunsot compares

By the 2011 count Kunsot is the 52nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kunsot

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

Kunsot lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kunsot
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 5.5 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Kunsot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunsot village had a population of 409. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kunsot village has 197 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunsot has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kunsot is 170539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunsot covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunsot falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunsot is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kunsot.

Kunsot is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunsot is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 5.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seri (under 2 km), Bhurla (under 2 km) and Karnala (under 2 km).

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

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