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About Kuni Village

Kuni is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 69 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 69
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
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 Kuni compares

By the 2011 count Kuni is the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 962.

Getting to Kuni

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

Kuni lies about 65 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 Kuni
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 6.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 65 km

Villages closest to Kuni

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 Kuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuni village had a population of 124. That makes it the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kuni village has 69 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuni has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kuni is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuni covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Kuni is about 65 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuni is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kundel Choanda (under 2 km), D P F Sandholi Nala (under 2 km) and Nala Khobar (under 2 km).

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

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