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About Kunhi Village

Kunhi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 67 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 67
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
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 Kunhi compares

By the 2011 count Kunhi is the 117th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kunhi

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

Kunhi lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 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 Kunhi
Tehsil headquarters Arki 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Kunhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunhi village had a population of 149. That makes it the 117th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kunhi village has 67 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunhi has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kunhi is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunhi covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunhi falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunhi is Jutogh, about 18 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 Kunhi.

Kunhi is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunhi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 7.9 km away. Jutogh is about 18 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 Rug (3.2 km), Balag (3.3 km) and Damlana Bala (3.3 km).

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

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