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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 207 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.22 hectares hectares.

Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kund village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 411.22 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 207
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kund compares

By the 2011 count Kund is the 125th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 411.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kund

Kund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kund as Available within 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 Kund from other places

Kund lies about 104 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 35 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 Kund
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 35 km
Nearest town Panāgar 37 km
District headquarters Shahdol 104 km

Villages closest to Kund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kund village had a population of 455. That makes it the 125th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Kund village has 207 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Kund covers 411.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kund falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kund is Gosalpur, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kund.

Kund is about 104 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kund is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 2.8 km away. Gosalpur is about 35 km away. Panāgar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (2.8 km), Amha (4.4 km) and Pipariya (5.1 km).

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

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