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About Kaunta Village

Kaunta is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 266 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263126
Area (hectares) 125.65 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 266
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunta compares

By the 2011 count Kaunta is the 65th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 125.65 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kaunta

Kaunta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaunta as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanda Malla, Kaphroulee, Karayal and Katna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kaunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunta village had a population of 476. That makes it the 65th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kaunta village has 266 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunta has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kaunta is 263126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunta covers 125.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaunta falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

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

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

Kaunta is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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