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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 51 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 172.98 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 51
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Kund compares

By the 2011 count Kund is the 126th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 172.98 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Kund

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

Kund lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 17 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 Kund
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 17 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km

Villages closest to Kund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kund village had a population of 101. That makes it the 126th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kund village has 51 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Kund is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kund covers 172.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kund falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kund is Virbhadra, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kund.

Kund is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kund is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 2.7 km away. Virbhadra is about 17 km away. Rishīkesh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukundi (under 2 km), Kota (under 2 km) and Ranchula (1.8 km).

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

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