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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 110 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 48.34 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 110
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 123rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 48.34 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

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 26 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 89 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 Ukhimath under 2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 89 km

Villages closest to Kund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath 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 217. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kund village has 110 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 973 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 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kund is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kund covers 48.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kund falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kund is Rishikesh, about 89 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 26 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kund is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about under 2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniyakund (under 2 km), Bhankund (under 2 km) and Kundaliya (under 2 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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