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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 586 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 717 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4623.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 4623.8 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 586
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 717
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the 34th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 4623.8 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Kunda

Kunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kunda from other places

Kunda lies about 14 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 42 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 Kunda
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 42 km

Villages closest to Kunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunda village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 34th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Kunda village has 586 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 717 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Kunda is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunda covers 4623.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunda falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Jaisalmer, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kunda.

Kunda is about 14 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunda is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 14 km away. Jaisalmer is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unda (under 2 km), Jasuwa (3.6 km) and Sangar (6.7 km).

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

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