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About Khun Village
Khun is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
Khun Overview
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Tehsil | Seoni |
| Pincode | 171019 |
| Area (hectares) | 25.4 hectares |
| Population | 12 |
| Male Population | 7 |
| Female Population | 5 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 714 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within <5 km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within village |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
How Khun compares
By the 2011 count Khun is the 186th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 25.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.
Getting to Khun
Khun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khun as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khun from other places
Khun lies about 31 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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.
| Tehsil headquarters | Seoni | 15 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest town | Sundarnagar | 24 km |
| Nearest railway station | Summer Hill | 30 km |
| District headquarters | Shimla | 31 km |
Villages closest to Khun
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 Khun
As per the Census of India 2011, Khun village had a population of 12. That makes it the 186th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.
Khun village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Khun has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.
The pincode recorded for Khun is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Khun covers 25.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.
Khun falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.
The nearest railway station to Khun is Summer Hill, about 30 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 village for Khun.
Khun is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Khun is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 15 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Bagh (7.1 km), Himri (8.0 km) and Jangal Himri (8.0 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khun today is likely to be higher.
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