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About Kuni Village

Kuni is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 32 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 39.7 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 32
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
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 Kuni compares

By the 2011 count Kuni is the 240th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kuni

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

Kuni lies about 44 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Kuni
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 44 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 88 km

Villages closest to Kuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuni village had a population of 71. That makes it the 240th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kuni village has 32 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuni has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kuni is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuni covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuni falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuni is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Kuni.

Kuni is about 44 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuni is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.1 km away. Chamoli is about 44 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkuni (under 2 km), Kail (under 2 km) and Sagwada (under 2 km).

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

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