Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Kunja

Kunja is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 2,427 people in 531 households, the 9th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 2,427 people (2011)
- 531 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 173025 PIN code

## Kunja PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kunja is 173025. Kunja falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173025
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023323

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

## How far is Kunja from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 2 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kunja?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Devi Nagar
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sampda Shub Khera
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shamsherpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kunja known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 35% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kunja

Of every 100 households in Kunja in 2011, 93 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kunja · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 96%
- Toilet within the home 76% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 45%
- Tap water 69% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 31% 63%
- Use banking services 59% 76%
- Television 67% 63%
- Mobile phone 59% 65%
- Computer with internet 3% 2%
- Two-wheeler 47% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 7%
- None of these assets 25% 11%
- Own their home 63% 88%

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

## What is the population of Kunja?

■ Kunja · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 844 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 934 928
- Working population 35.1% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 78.0% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (2%) · ■ Household industry 29 (3%) · ■ Other work 716 (84%) · ■ Marginal 53 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Patlion 3,511 people
- Manpur Dewra 3,306 people
- Kolar 2,874 people
- Dhola Kuan 2,569 people
- Ganguwala Jamniwala 2,073 people
- Danda 2,003 people
- Rampur Majari 1,977 people
- Puruwala Kanshipur 1,923 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kunja? 173025
- How far is Kunja from Nahan? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Kunja? 2,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunja in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kunja? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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