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About Ban Tungli Village

Ban Tungli is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 540 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Tungli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Tungli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 141.9 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 540
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ban Tungli compares

By the 2011 count Ban Tungli is the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 141.9 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ban Tungli

Ban Tungli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ban Tungli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Tungli from other places

Ban Tungli lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Ban Tungli
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 19 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Ban Tungli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Ban Tungli

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Tungli village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Ban Tungli village has 540 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Tungli has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ban Tungli is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Tungli covers 141.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ban Tungli falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Tungli is Talara, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ban Tungli.

Ban Tungli is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Tungli is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Jawali is about 19 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotoreri (2.4 km), Kakroh (5.6 km) and Panola (5.8 km).

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

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