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About Kun Village

Kun is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 62 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 65.95 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 62
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kun compares

By the 2011 count Kun is the 111th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 65.95 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 967.

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 <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 Kun from other places

Kun lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 7.9 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 Kun
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 10 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Kun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 116. That makes it the 111th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kun village has 62 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kun has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kun is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kun covers 65.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kun falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kun is Shoghi railway station, about 7.9 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 Kun.

Kun is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kun is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 7.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padli (under 2 km), Narood (2.5 km) and Benu (2.8 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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