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About Mundla Village

Mundla is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 622 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 144.02 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 622
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mundla compares

By the 2011 count Mundla is the 9th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 144.02 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 1027.

Getting to Mundla

Mundla 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 Mundla 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 Mundla from other places

Mundla lies about 9.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Mundla
District headquarters Kangra 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 16 km

Villages closest to Mundla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Mundla

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundla village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 9th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Mundla village has 622 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundla has about 961 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mundla is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mundla covers 144.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mundla falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mundla is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Mundla.

Mundla is about 9.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundla is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about 9.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedi (3.1 km), Bandi (3.5 km) and Panjlehr (7.7 km).

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

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