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About Kun Village

Kun is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 67 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, 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 Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 74.74 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 67
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Kun compares

By the 2011 count Kun is the 127th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 74.74 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 993.

Getting to Kun

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

Kun lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 41 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
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 8.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 41 km

Villages closest to Kun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 138. That makes it the 127th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kun village has 67 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kun has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kun is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kun covers 74.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kun is Olinda, about 41 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 Kun.

Kun is about 27 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 Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Olinda is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghauru (under 2 km), Tihri (under 2 km) and Jandron (under 2 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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