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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 55 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 56.18 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 55
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kund compares

By the 2011 count Kund is the 162nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 56.18 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kund

Kund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kund as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kund from other places

Kund lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 12 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 Kund
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km

Villages closest to Kund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kund village had a population of 107. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kund village has 55 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kund is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kund covers 56.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kund falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kund is Buffer Stop, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kund.

Kund is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kund is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 12 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkar (under 2 km), Andralu Nichla (under 2 km) and Andralu Uperla (under 2 km).

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

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