About Kunat Village

Kunat is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 70 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	152
Male Population	70
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,171
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunat compares

By the 2011 count Kunat is the 59th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kunat

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

Kunat lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Kunat
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Kunat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunat village had a population of 152. That makes it the 59th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kunat village has 70 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunat has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kunat is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunat covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunat falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kunat notes the nearest railway station 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 Kunat.

Kunat is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunat is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.