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About Kunja Village

Kunja is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,364, made up of 1,222 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunja village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 181.1 hectares
Population 2,364
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunja compares

By the 2011 count Kunja is the 36th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 181.1 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

Kunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunja as Available within village. 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 from other places

Kunja 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
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 10 km
District headquarters Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Kunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunja village had a population of 2,364. That makes it the 36th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kunja village has 1,222 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunja has about 935 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 is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunja covers 181.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunja falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

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

Kunja 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 is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 4.8 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 Grant (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 today is likely to be higher.

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