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About Kuna Village

Kuna is a mid sized village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 356 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248199
Area (hectares) 366.22 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 356
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuna compares

By the 2011 count Kuna is the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 366.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 925.

Getting to Kuna

Kuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kuna from other places

Kuna lies about 34 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 Kuna
Nearest town Mussoorie 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 34 km
District headquarters Dehradun 34 km

Villages closest to Kuna

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 Kuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuna village had a population of 626. That makes it the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Kuna village has 356 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuna has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kuna is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuna covers 366.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuna falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuna.

Kuna is about 34 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuna is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Tyuni is about 34 km away. Dehradun is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thartha (3.7 km), Penuwa (5.5 km) and Anu (5.6 km).

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

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