Village · Chaurah, Chamba
# Kunda

Kunda is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176321. The 2011 Census counted 682 people in 132 households, the 34th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.
- 682 people (2011)
- 132 households
- 59.2% literacy
- 176321 PIN code

## Kunda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kunda is 176321. Kunda falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176321
- Community development block Saluni
- Census village code 006891

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kunda from nearby towns?
- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town) 87 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kunda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sukh Dhar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saluni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lacohri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kunda known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetables. About 46% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kunda

Of every 100 households in Kunda in 2011, 92 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kunda · ■ Chaurah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 79% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 68%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 89% 90%
- Television 49% 42%
- Mobile phone 76% 58%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 28%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kunda?

■ Kunda · ■ Chaurah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.2% 60.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 1012
- Working population 54.3% 55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 43.2% for women. 50% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 56 (15%) · ■ Marginal 305 (82%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chaurah
- Shaol 703 people
- Ail 693 people
- Thanai Kothi 693 people
- Gwari 690 people
- Katwar 678 people
- Bunderi 675 people
- Dhaneli 674 people
- Janjog 673 people

All 312 villages in Chaurah

## Other places named Kunda
- Kunda · Sub-district, Pratapgarh · 910,447 people
- Kunda · Sub-district, Chatra · 30,018 people
- Kunda · Town, Pratapgarh · 27,179 people
- Kunda · Village, Pandariya, Kabeerdham · 4,653 people
- Kunda · Village, Deo, Aurangabad · 3,046 people
- Kunda · Village, Kunda, Chatra · 2,989 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kunda? 176321
- How far is Kunda from Chamba? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Kunda? 682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunda in? Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kunda? 59.2% (Census 2011)

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