About Kauni Village

Kauni is one of the larger villages in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,312, made up of 3,869 males and 3,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3030 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauni village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Gidderbaha
Pincode	152031
Area (hectares)	3030 hectares
Population	7,312
Male Population	3,869
Female Population	3,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauni compares

By the 2011 count Kauni is the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 3030 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kauni

Kauni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauni from other places

Kauni lies about 16 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Jhabelwali, about 14 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 Kauni
Nearest railway station	Jhabelwali	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gidderbaha	16 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	16 km

Villages closest to Kauni

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

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Common questions about Kauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauni village had a population of 7,312. That makes it the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Kauni village has 3,869 males and 3,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauni has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kauni is 152031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauni covers 3030 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauni falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kauni is Jhabelwali, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kauni.

Kauni is about 16 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauni is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Jhabelwali is about 14 km away. Gidderbaha is about 16 km away. Muktsar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.