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About Todnam Village

Todnam is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 27 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Todnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Todnam village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 65.06 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 27
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Todnam compares

By the 2011 count Todnam is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 65.06 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Todnam

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

Todnam lies about 116 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 117 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 Todnam
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 113 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 116 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 117 km

Villages closest to Todnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Todnam village had a population of 58. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Todnam village has 27 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Todnam has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Todnam is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Todnam covers 65.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Todnam falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Todnam is Zero Point, about 117 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 Todnam.

Todnam is about 116 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Todnam is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 113 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teling (under 2 km), Khar (4.0 km) and Sagnam (4.6 km).

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

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