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About Kun Village

Kun is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 79 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 79
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kun compares

By the 2011 count Kun is the 85th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 979.

Getting to Kun

Kun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kun from other places

Kun 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 Kun
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 27 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Kun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kun village had a population of 167. That makes it the 85th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kun village has 79 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kun has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kun is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kun covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kun falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kun 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kun.

Kun 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.

Kun is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Nihri is about 27 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 Lalag (under 2 km), Bandla (1.7 km) and Bagri (2.4 km).

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

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