About Priyungal Village

Priyungal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 85 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Priyungal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Priyungal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	374.71 hectares
Population	180
Male Population	85
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Priyungal compares

By the 2011 count Priyungal is the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 374.71 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Priyungal

Priyungal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Priyungal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Priyungal from other places

Priyungal lies about 5.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Priyungal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	5.1 km
District headquarters	Chamba	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	45 km

Villages closest to Priyungal

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

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Common questions about Priyungal

As per the Census of India 2011, Priyungal village had a population of 180. That makes it the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Priyungal village has 85 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Priyungal has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Priyungal is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Priyungal covers 374.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Priyungal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Priyungal is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Priyungal.

Priyungal is about 5.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Priyungal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 5.1 km away. Chamba is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.