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About Jhundi Village

Jhundi is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 366 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 192.19 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 366
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhundi compares

By the 2011 count Jhundi is the 12th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 192.19 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhundi

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

Jhundi lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Jhundi
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 17 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Jhundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhundi village had a population of 736. That makes it the 12th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Jhundi village has 366 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhundi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jhundi is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhundi covers 192.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhundi falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhundi is Summer Hill, about 35 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 <5 km distance for Jhundi.

Jhundi 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.

Jhundi is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 17 km away. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 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 Baloo Thach (1.7 km), Lehthach (1.7 km) and Thach (1.7 km).

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

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