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About Kununum Village

Kununum is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 91 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kununum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kununum village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 179.6 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 91
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kununum compares

By the 2011 count Kununum is the 157th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 179.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kununum

Kununum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kununum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kununum from other places

Kununum lies about 50 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 Kununum
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 11 km
Nearest town Khunti 28 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Kununum

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 Kununum

As per the Census of India 2011, Kununum village had a population of 172. That makes it the 157th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kununum village has 91 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kununum has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kununum covers 179.6 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kununum 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kununum.

Kununum is about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kununum is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Pakra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katidiri (under 2 km), Dudur (1.8 km) and Chhotakesel (2.1 km).

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

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