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About Mundhal Village

Mundhal is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 79 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 102.84 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 79
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mundhal compares

By the 2011 count Mundhal is the 96th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 102.84 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Mundhal

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

Mundhal lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 24 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 Mundhal
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km

Villages closest to Mundhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundhal village had a population of 153. That makes it the 96th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Mundhal village has 79 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundhal has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Mundhal is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mundhal covers 102.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mundhal falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mundhal is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mundhal.

Mundhal is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundhal is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 6.3 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phihar (under 2 km), Khola (under 2 km) and Samehl (under 2 km).

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

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