About Kurani Village

Kurani is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 257 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	90.68 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	257
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurani compares

By the 2011 count Kurani is the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 90.68 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kurani

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

Kurani lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Kurani
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	1.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	51 km

Villages closest to Kurani

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

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Common questions about Kurani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurani village had a population of 523. That makes it the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Kurani village has 257 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurani has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kurani is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurani covers 90.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurani falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurani is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Kurani.

Kurani is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurani is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 1.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.