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About Ahun Village

Ahun is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 202 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 88.25 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 202
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahun compares

By the 2011 count Ahun is the 39th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 88.25 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ahun

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

Ahun lies about 53 km from Mandi. 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 Ahun
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 25 km
Nearest town Shimla 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to Ahun

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 Ahun

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahun village had a population of 413. That makes it the 39th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Ahun village has 202 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahun has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Ahun covers 88.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ahun notes the nearest railway station 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 Ahun.

Ahun is about 53 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahun is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shawa (3.9 km), Bethawan (6.1 km) and Dhanisher (6.2 km).

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

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