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About Kuhunt Village

Kuhunt is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 75 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhunt village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 75
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Kuhunt compares

By the 2011 count Kuhunt is the 146th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 951.

Getting to Kuhunt

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

Kuhunt lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 22 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.

Distances from Kuhunt
Nearest town Nāhan 21 km
Nearest railway station Barog 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 27 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km

Villages closest to Kuhunt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhunt village had a population of 141. That makes it the 146th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Kuhunt village has 75 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhunt has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kuhunt is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhunt covers 194 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.

Kuhunt falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuhunt is Barog, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Kuhunt.

Kuhunt is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhunt is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 21 km away. Barog is about 22 km away. Pachhad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lana Baka (under 2 km), Lana Bhalta (under 2 km) and Lana Chabyul (under 2 km).

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

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