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About Kuni Village

Kuni is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 93 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 47.27 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 93
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Kuni compares

By the 2011 count Kuni is the 127th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 47.27 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kuni

Kuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuni 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 Kuni from other places

Kuni lies about 53 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 74 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 Kuni
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 31 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 53 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 59 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 74 km

Villages closest to Kuni

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 Kuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuni village had a population of 191. That makes it the 127th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kuni village has 93 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuni has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Kuni covers 47.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuni falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuni is Dehradun, about 74 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 Kuni.

Kuni is about 53 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuni is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 31 km away. Uttarkashi is about 53 km away. Mussoorie is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naini (4.2 km), Jarara (14 km) and Sunaldi (14 km).

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

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