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About Kunaun Village

Kunaun is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 208 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 176.78 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 208
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunaun compares

By the 2011 count Kunaun is the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 176.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kunaun

Kunaun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kunaun as Available within 5 - 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 Kunaun from other places

Kunaun lies about 22 km from Dehradun. 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 Kunaun
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 22 km
District headquarters Dehradun 22 km

Villages closest to Kunaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunaun village had a population of 406. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Kunaun village has 208 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunaun has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kunaun is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunaun covers 176.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunaun falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kunaun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kunaun.

Kunaun is about 22 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunaun is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Tyuni is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunwa (under 2 km), Bayala (4.9 km) and Bhandroli (5.2 km).

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

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