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About Kunnu Village

Kunnu is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 306 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 94.88 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 306
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunnu compares

By the 2011 count Kunnu is the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 94.88 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kunnu

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

Kunnu lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Kunnu
District headquarters Mandi 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 26 km

Villages closest to Kunnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnu village had a population of 584. That makes it the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kunnu village has 306 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnu has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kunnu is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnu covers 94.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunnu falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunnu is Buffer Stop, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kunnu.

Kunnu is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnu is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Padhar 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 Sahal (under 2 km), Salhana (1.5 km) and Narla (2.0 km).

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

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