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About Thundna Village

Thundna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 62 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thundna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thundna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 67.59 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 62
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thundna compares

By the 2011 count Thundna is the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 67.59 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Thundna

Thundna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thundna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thundna from other places

Thundna lies about 39 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Thundna
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 38 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Thundna

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.

Common questions about Thundna

As per the Census of India 2011, Thundna village had a population of 126. That makes it the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Thundna village has 62 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thundna has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Thundna is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thundna covers 67.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thundna is Salogra, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thundna.

Thundna is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thundna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 5.5 km away. Salogra is about 38 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Khagna I (1.7 km), Jangal Khagna Ii (1.7 km) and Khagna (1.7 km).

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

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