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About Bhundal Village

Bhundal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 89 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhundal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 61.33 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 89
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhundal compares

By the 2011 count Bhundal is the 81st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 61.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhundal

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

Bhundal lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Bhundal
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to Bhundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhundal village had a population of 172. That makes it the 81st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bhundal village has 89 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhundal has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhundal is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhundal covers 61.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhundal falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhundal is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Bhundal.

Bhundal is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhundal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansar (under 2 km), Dharwar (under 2 km) and Serkalan (1.9 km).

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

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