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About Tund Village

Tund is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 251 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 70.27 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 251
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tund compares

By the 2011 count Tund is the 94th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 70.27 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tund

Tund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tund 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tund from other places

Tund lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 3.2 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 Tund
Nearest railway station Talara 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Tund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tund village had a population of 550. That makes it the 94th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tund village has 251 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tund has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tund is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tund covers 70.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tund falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tund is Talara, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tund is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tund is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 3.2 km away. Nurpur is about 4.9 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aghar (under 2 km), Kandi (under 2 km) and Sudrahr (under 2 km).

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

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