Skip to main content

About Khun Khun Village

Khun Khun is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 401 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khun Khun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khun Khun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144035
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 401
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khun Khun compares

By the 2011 count Khun Khun is the 86th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khun Khun

Khun Khun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khun Khun 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 Khun Khun from other places

Khun Khun lies about 13 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 5.9 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 Khun Khun
Nearest railway station Thabalke 5.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 13 km

Villages closest to Khun Khun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Khun Khun

As per the Census of India 2011, Khun Khun village had a population of 750. That makes it the 86th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Khun Khun village has 401 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khun Khun has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khun Khun is 144035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khun Khun covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khun Khun falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khun Khun is Thabalke, about 5.9 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 Khun Khun.

Khun Khun is about 13 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khun Khun is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 5.9 km away. Jandiāla is about 9.8 km away. Jalandhar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamiri Khera (2.3 km), Shahpur (2.9 km) and Partappur (3.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.