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About Kunmun Village

Kunmun is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 227 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunmun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunmun village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 227
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunmun compares

By the 2011 count Kunmun is the 62nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1007.

Getting to Kunmun

Kunmun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunmun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kunmun from other places

Kunmun lies about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 29 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 Kunmun
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 29 km
Nearest town Khunti 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 49 km

Villages closest to Kunmun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunmun village had a population of 436. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kunmun village has 227 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunmun has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kunmun is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunmun covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunmun falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunmun is Pakra, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunmun.

Kunmun is about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunmun is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 13 km away. Pakra is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotakesel (2.1 km), Gandkeda (2.4 km) and Soga (2.5 km).

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

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