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About Kuneth Village

Kuneth is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 113 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuneth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuneth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 95.08 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 113
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuneth compares

By the 2011 count Kuneth is the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 95.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Kuneth

Kuneth is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kuneth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kuneth from other places

Kuneth lies about 46 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Kuneth
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 27 km
Nearest town Pauri 34 km
District headquarters Chamoli 46 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 65 km

Villages closest to Kuneth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuneth village had a population of 247. That makes it the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kuneth village has 113 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuneth has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Kuneth is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuneth covers 95.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuneth falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuneth is Kotdwara, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Kuneth.

Kuneth is about 46 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuneth is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 27 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Chamoli is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangaon (3.3 km), Ritholi (6.6 km) and Baniyas (7.5 km).

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

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