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About Thunag Village

Thunag is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 441 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thunag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thunag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 97.65 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 441
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thunag compares

By the 2011 count Thunag 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 97.65 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Thunag

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

Thunag 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 Thunag
Nearest town Sundarnagar 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Thunag

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 Thunag

As per the Census of India 2011, Thunag village had a population of 901. 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.

Thunag village has 441 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thunag has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Thunag covers 97.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thunag 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thunag.

Thunag 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.

Thunag is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 50 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 Khamrar (under 2 km), Bakhalwar (under 2 km) and Shoda Bihani (under 2 km).

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

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