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About Kuni Village

Kuni is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 48 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 128.35 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 48
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuni compares

By the 2011 count Kuni is the 246th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 128.35 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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 - 10 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 21 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 Shimla Rural 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Kuni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 96. That makes it the 246th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kuni village has 48 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kuni is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuni covers 128.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuni falls under Shimla Rural 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 - 10 km distance for Kuni.

Kuni is about 21 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manju (5.2 km), Jangal Sharawag (6.0 km) and Sharawag (6.0 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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