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About Khunagad Village

Khunagad is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 15 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khunagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khunagad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 13.32 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 15
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Khunagad compares

By the 2011 count Khunagad is the 120th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 13.32 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Khunagad

Khunagad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khunagad 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 Khunagad from other places

Khunagad lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Khunagad
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 21 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Khunagad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khunagad village had a population of 36. That makes it the 120th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Khunagad village has 15 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khunagad has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Khunagad is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khunagad covers 13.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khunagad falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khunagad is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Khunagad.

Khunagad is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khunagad is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 21 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikauna (under 2 km), Gadona (under 2 km) and Karchhuna Talla (under 2 km).

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

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