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About Koon Village

Koon is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 82 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 82
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koon compares

By the 2011 count Koon is the 75th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Koon

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

Koon lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 17 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 Koon
Nearest railway station Koti 17 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Koon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koon village had a population of 163. That makes it the 75th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Koon village has 82 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koon has about 988 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 1006.

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

Koon covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koon falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koon is Koti, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Koon.

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

Koon is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 17 km away. Pinjaur is about 18 km away. Darlaghat 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 Jabal (1.9 km), Jabal Jablu (1.9 km) and Phalodhan (2.3 km).

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

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