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About Kuna Village

Kuna is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 138 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 36.39 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 138
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuna compares

By the 2011 count Kuna is the 86th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 36.39 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Kuna

Kuna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Kuna
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 5.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Kuna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 261. That makes it the 86th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kuna village has 138 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuna has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kuna is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuna covers 36.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuna falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuna is Kathgodam, about 60 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuna.

Kuna is about 23 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuna is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 5.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 23 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuntola (under 2 km), Rangal (under 2 km) and Dharari Nainoli (under 2 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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