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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 789 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares.

Kunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 789
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the 38th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 414 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 964.

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 10+ km distance. 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 66 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 12 km
Nearest town Panāgar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 31 km
District headquarters Katni 66 km

Villages closest to Kunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 1,508. That makes it the 38th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kunda village has 789 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kunda covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunda falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Gosalpur, about 12 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 village for Kunda.

Kunda is about 66 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunda is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Gosalpur is about 12 km away. Panāgar is about 15 km away. Bahoriband is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suhas (6.2 km), Lakhanpura (7.2 km) and Ghughari (11 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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