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About Kurnu Village

Kurnu is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 158 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 93.31 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 158
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurnu compares

By the 2011 count Kurnu is the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 93.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kurnu

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

Kurnu lies about 46 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 Kurnu
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 29 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Kurnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurnu village had a population of 316. That makes it the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kurnu village has 158 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurnu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kurnu is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurnu covers 93.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurnu falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kurnu 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 <5 km distance for Kurnu.

Kurnu is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurnu is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kuwan (under 2 km), Kurgu (under 2 km) and Jangal Bionthal (3.5 km).

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

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