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About Kund Village

Kund is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 267 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 82.73 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 267
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 38th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 82.73 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 - 10 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 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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 Dhanaulti 4.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Kund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 498. That makes it the 38th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kund village has 267 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kund has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kund is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kund covers 82.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kund falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kund is Dehradun, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kund.

Kund is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kund is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 4.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kith (under 2 km), Naughar (under 2 km) and Than (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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