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About Tundu Village

Tundu is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 229 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tundu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 69.74 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 229
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tundu compares

By the 2011 count Tundu is the 50th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 69.74 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Tundu

Tundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tundu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tundu from other places

Tundu lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Tundu
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 13 km

Villages closest to Tundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tundu village had a population of 475. That makes it the 50th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tundu village has 229 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tundu has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Tundu is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tundu covers 69.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tundu falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tundu is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 village for Tundu.

Tundu is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tundu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.3 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatech (under 2 km), Chori Dudhamb (under 2 km) and Dudhamb Khas (under 2 km).

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

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