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About Tuna Village

Tuna is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 95 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 95
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tuna compares

By the 2011 count Tuna is the 102nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Tuna

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

How far is Tuna from other places

Tuna lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Tuna
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 4.3 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 48 km

Villages closest to Tuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuna village had a population of 193. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Tuna village has 95 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuna has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Tuna is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuna covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuna falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tuna is Summer Hill, about 48 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 village for Tuna.

Tuna is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuna is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 4.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Ladutunger (under 2 km), Ger (under 2 km) and Karnala (under 2 km).

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

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