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About Kunail Village

Kunail is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 343 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunail village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144116
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 343
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kunail compares

By the 2011 count Kunail is the 181st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kunail

Kunail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kunail 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunail from other places

Kunail lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Kunail
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 6.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kunail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunail village had a population of 660. That makes it the 181st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kunail village has 343 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunail has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kunail is 144116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunail covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunail falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kunail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kunail.

Kunail is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunail is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 6.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Rautan (under 2 km), Nangal (1.7 km) and Nangal Khilarian (1.7 km).

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

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