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About Kunari Village

Kunari is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 95 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 225.61 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 95
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Kunari compares

By the 2011 count Kunari is the 137th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 225.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1057.

Getting to Kunari

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

Kunari lies about 35 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Kunari
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 28 km
District headquarters Champawat 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Kunari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunari village had a population of 176. That makes it the 137th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kunari village has 95 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunari has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Kunari is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunari covers 225.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunari falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunari is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Kunari.

Kunari is about 35 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunari is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Lohaghat is about 28 km away. Champawat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salan (under 2 km), Kheti (5.6 km) and Kheti Gar (5.6 km).

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

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