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About Kudnu Village

Kudnu is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 60 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 62.18 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 60
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudnu compares

By the 2011 count Kudnu is the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 62.18 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kudnu

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

Kudnu lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 8.2 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 Kudnu
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 8.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km

Villages closest to Kudnu

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 Kudnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudnu village had a population of 132. That makes it the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kudnu village has 60 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudnu has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Kudnu covers 62.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kudnu is Joginder Nagar, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance for Kudnu.

Kudnu is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudnu is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 8.0 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 8.2 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darkoti (under 2 km), Matkehr (under 2 km) and Chho (under 2 km).

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

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