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About Kuan Village

Kuan is a large village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,167 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 426.94 hectares
Population 2,225
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuan compares

By the 2011 count Kuan is the 33rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 426.94 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kuan

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

Kuan lies about 29 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 22 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 Kuan
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 29 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 29 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Kuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuan village had a population of 2,225. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Kuan village has 1,167 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kuan is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuan covers 426.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuan falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kuan is Lusadiya, about 22 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 Kuan.

Kuan is about 29 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuan is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Lusadiya is about 22 km away. Simalwara is about 29 km away. Dungarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharni (under 2 km), Manparda (4.4 km) and Rasta (5.0 km).

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

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