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About Bung Village

Bung is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 470 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bung village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 470
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bung compares

By the 2011 count Bung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Bung

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

Bung lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Bung
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 57 km

Villages closest to Bung

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 Bung

As per the Census of India 2011, Bung village had a population of 970. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bung village has 470 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bung has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Bung covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bung is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Bung.

Bung is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bung is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Summer Hill is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghayar (under 2 km), Bhekhali (2.9 km) and Pokhri Dhar (3.1 km).

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

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