About Thundal Village

Thundal is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 313 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thundal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	390.9 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	313
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thundal compares

By the 2011 count Thundal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 390.9 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Thundal

Thundal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thundal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thundal from other places

Thundal lies about 33 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 32 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 Thundal
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	32 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Thundal

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

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Common questions about Thundal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thundal village had a population of 620. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Thundal village has 313 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thundal has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Thundal is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thundal covers 390.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thundal falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thundal is Salogra, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Thundal.

Thundal is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thundal is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.