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About Kaunke Village

Kaunke is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,326, made up of 1,233 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 2,326
Male Population 1,233
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaunke compares

By the 2011 count Kaunke is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Kaunke

The census records public bus service for Kaunke 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaunke from other places

Kaunke lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, about 1.6 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 Kaunke
Nearest railway station Attari 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 24 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Kaunke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Kaunke

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunke village had a population of 2,326. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Kaunke village has 1,233 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunke has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Kaunke is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunke covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaunke falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaunke is Attari, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kaunke.

Kaunke is about 24 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunke is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 1.6 km away. Amritsar II is about 24 km away. Amritsar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attari (1.7 km), Neshta (1.9 km) and Rangarh (2.1 km).

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

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