About Kunthal Village

Kunthal is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 293 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunthal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	232 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	293
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	765
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunthal compares

By the 2011 count Kunthal is the 88th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kunthal

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

Kunthal lies about 20 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 2.1 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 Kunthal
Nearest railway station	Chhan Arorian	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	8.1 km
District headquarters	Kathua	20 km

Villages closest to Kunthal

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

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Common questions about Kunthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunthal village had a population of 517. That makes it the 88th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kunthal village has 293 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunthal has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kunthal is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunthal covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunthal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kunthal is Chhan Arorian, about 2.1 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 Kunthal.

Kunthal is about 20 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunthal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 2.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.1 km away. Kathua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.