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About Kunja Village

Kunja is a large village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,427, made up of 1,316 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunja village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 235.49 hectares
Population 2,427
Male Population 1,316
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunja compares

By the 2011 count Kunja is the 9th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 235.49 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kunja

Kunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kunja from other places

Kunja lies about 38 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 37 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 Kunja
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 4.8 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 37 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 38 km

Villages closest to Kunja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Kunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunja village had a population of 2,427. That makes it the 9th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kunja village has 1,316 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunja has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kunja is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunja covers 235.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunja falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunja is Dehradun, about 37 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 village for Kunja.

Kunja is about 38 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunja is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 4.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 4.8 km away. Dehradun is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambwala Singh Pura (3.2 km), Baroti Wala (3.3 km) and Behrampur Salamatpur (3.3 km).

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

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