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About Kunhun Village

Kunhun is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 213 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 98.48 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 213
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Kunhun compares

By the 2011 count Kunhun is the 52nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 98.48 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kunhun

Kunhun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunhun 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 Kunhun from other places

Kunhun lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Kunhun
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 21 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Kunhun

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 Kunhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunhun village had a population of 440. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kunhun village has 213 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunhun has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kunhun is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunhun covers 98.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunhun is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Kunhun.

Kunhun is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunhun is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Karsog is about 21 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kuns (under 2 km), D P F Tikar Karsog (3.9 km) and D P F Kandha (4.2 km).

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

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