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About Kunja Grant Village

Kunja Grant is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,110 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunja Grant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunja Grant village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 166.24 hectares
Population 2,149
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kunja Grant compares

By the 2011 count Kunja Grant is the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 166.24 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kunja Grant

Kunja Grant is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunja Grant 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 Kunja Grant from other places

Kunja Grant lies about 36 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 Kunja Grant
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 10 km
District headquarters Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Kunja Grant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Kunja Grant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunja Grant village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kunja Grant village has 1,110 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunja Grant has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kunja Grant is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunja Grant covers 166.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunja Grant falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kunja Grant 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 Kunja Grant.

Kunja Grant is about 36 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunja Grant is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 5.3 km away. Vikasnagar is about 10 km away. Dehradun is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunja (under 2 km), Aduwala (under 2 km) and Mirzapur Urf Dhalipur (1.6 km).

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

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