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About Thunagala Village

Thunagala is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 72 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thunagala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thunagala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 72
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Thunagala compares

By the 2011 count Thunagala is the 116th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Thunagala

Thunagala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thunagala 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 Thunagala from other places

Thunagala lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Thunagala
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Thunagala

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 Thunagala

As per the Census of India 2011, Thunagala village had a population of 144. That makes it the 116th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Thunagala village has 72 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thunagala has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Thunagala covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thunagala is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Thunagala.

Thunagala is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thunagala is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadhwar (under 2 km), Kilang (4.4 km) and Batand (4.4 km).

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

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