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About Kunara Village

Kunara is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 97 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 96.71 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 97
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunara compares

By the 2011 count Kunara is the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 96.71 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kunara

Kunara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kunara from other places

Kunara lies about 46 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 79 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 Kunara
Tehsil headquarters Mori 5.3 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 46 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 63 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 79 km

Villages closest to Kunara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunara village had a population of 182. That makes it the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Kunara village has 97 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunara has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kunara is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunara covers 96.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunara falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunara is Dehradun, about 79 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunara.

Kunara is about 46 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunara is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 5.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 46 km away. Mussoorie is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludrala (under 2 km), Pokhri (under 2 km) and Pasa (2.1 km).

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

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