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About Kunt Village

Kunt is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 425 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunt village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143527
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 425
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kunt compares

By the 2011 count Kunt is the 276th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kunt

Kunt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunt as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunt from other places

Kunt lies about 23 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 4.9 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 Kunt
Nearest railway station Qadian 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Kunt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunt village had a population of 769. That makes it the 276th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Kunt village has 425 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunt has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kunt is 143527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunt covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunt falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kunt is Qadian, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kunt.

Kunt is about 23 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunt is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 4.9 km away. Gurdaspur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhindsa (under 2 km), Hambowal (under 2 km) and Pindori Mian Singh (1.8 km).

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

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