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About Kun Village

Kun is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 61 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 109.4 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 61
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kun compares

By the 2011 count Kun is the 242nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 109.4 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kun

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

Kun lies about 22 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 Kun
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Kun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kun village had a population of 119. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kun village has 61 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kun has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kun is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kun covers 109.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kun falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kun 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 - 10 km distance for Kun.

Kun is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kun is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Kunch (under 2 km), Up Muhal Shatal (under 2 km) and Bhaut (under 2 km).

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

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