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About Kunjla Village

Kunjla is a large village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,210 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 656 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kunjla compares

By the 2011 count Kunjla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kunjla

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

Kunjla lies about 3.8 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 14 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 Kunjla
District headquarters Khunti 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 10 km
Nearest railway station Karra 14 km

Villages closest to Kunjla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjla village had a population of 2,347. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Kunjla village has 1,210 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjla has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kunjla is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunjla covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunjla falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunjla is Karra, about 14 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 Kunjla.

Kunjla is about 3.8 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjla is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 3.8 km away. Murhu is about 10 km away. Karra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhata (2.2 km), Pandu (3.0 km) and Bichna (3.8 km).

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

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