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About Wasuni Village

Wasuni is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wasuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasuni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177203
Area (hectares) 155.97 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 76
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Wasuni compares

By the 2011 count Wasuni is the 188th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 155.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Wasuni

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

Wasuni lies about 44 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Wasuni
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km
District headquarters Una 44 km

Villages closest to Wasuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasuni village had a population of 146. That makes it the 188th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Wasuni village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasuni has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Wasuni is 177203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wasuni covers 155.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wasuni falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wasuni is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Wasuni.

Wasuni is about 44 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasuni is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Amb is about 32 km away. Dharamsala is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chowki (2.6 km), Kudet (2.8 km) and Bhanjal (3.1 km).

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

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