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About Tunun Village

Tunun is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 164 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 118.82 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 164
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tunun compares

By the 2011 count Tunun is the 176th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 118.82 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tunun

Tunun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tunun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Thora Khas, Tikkar, Tipri and Tund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tunun

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunun village had a population of 309. That makes it the 176th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tunun village has 164 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunun has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tunun is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunun covers 118.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Tunun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tunun.

Tunun is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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