About Kunakhet Village

Kunakhet is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 199 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunakhet village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246488
Area (hectares)	60.21 hectares
Population	435
Male Population	199
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,186
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunakhet compares

By the 2011 count Kunakhet is the 39th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 60.21 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kunakhet

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

How far is Kunakhet from other places

Kunakhet lies about 45 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 70 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 Kunakhet
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	7.2 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	45 km
Nearest town	Pauri	48 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	70 km

Villages closest to Kunakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunakhet village had a population of 435. That makes it the 39th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kunakhet village has 199 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunakhet has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kunakhet is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunakhet covers 60.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunakhet falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunakhet is Ramnagar, about 70 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kunakhet.

Kunakhet is about 45 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunakhet is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 7.2 km away. Chamoli is about 45 km away. Pauri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.