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About Bung Village

Bung is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 135 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bung village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175021
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 135
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Bung compares

By the 2011 count Bung is the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 997.

Getting to Bung

Bung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bung 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bung from other places

Bung lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 52 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 Bung
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 8.0 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 52 km

Villages closest to Bung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Bung

As per the Census of India 2011, Bung village had a population of 254. That makes it the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Bung village has 135 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bung has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bung is 175021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bung covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bung falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bung is Buffer Stop, about 52 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bung.

Bung is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bung is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 8.0 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Buffer Stop is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwas (under 2 km), Bagi (under 2 km) and Nalwagi (1.9 km).

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

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