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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 38 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, 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 Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 121.37 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 38
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Kund compares

By the 2011 count Kund is the 264th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 121.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kund

Kund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kund 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 Kund from other places

Kund lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Kund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 84. That makes it the 264th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kund village has 38 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kund is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kund covers 121.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kund is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Kund.

Kund is about 54 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 Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Summer Hill is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guma I (under 2 km), Guma Ii (under 2 km) and Besta (1.8 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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