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About Kunkar Village

Kunkar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 119 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 106.8 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 119
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunkar compares

By the 2011 count Kunkar is the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 106.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kunkar

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

Kunkar lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kunkar
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km

Villages closest to Kunkar

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 Kunkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunkar village had a population of 250. That makes it the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kunkar village has 119 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunkar has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kunkar is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunkar covers 106.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunkar is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kunkar.

Kunkar is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunkar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matkehru (under 2 km), Banaun (under 2 km) and D P F Banaun (under 2 km).

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

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