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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a large village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,989, made up of 1,554 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 1057 hectares
Population 2,989
Male Population 1,554
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 1057 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kunda

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

Kunda lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 46 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 Kunda
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunda village had a population of 2,989. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Kunda village has 1,554 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kunda is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunda covers 1057 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunda falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Shivpur, about 46 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 Kunda.

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

Kunda is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 22 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Shivpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhipara (1.8 km), Harul (2.0 km) and Barwa (2.3 km).

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

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