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About Kunshala Village

Kunshala is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 127 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunshala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunshala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 75.11 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 127
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunshala compares

By the 2011 count Kunshala is the 99th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 75.11 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kunshala

Kunshala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunshala 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 Kunshala from other places

Kunshala lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 72 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 Kunshala
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 11 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 56 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 72 km

Villages closest to Kunshala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunshala village had a population of 251. That makes it the 99th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kunshala village has 127 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunshala has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kunshala is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunshala covers 75.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunshala falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunshala is Dehradun, about 72 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 Kunshala.

Kunshala is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunshala is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 11 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kupra (under 2 km), Trikhali (under 2 km) and Kuthar (3.0 km).

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

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