About Tangnun Village

Tangnun is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 205 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangnun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangnun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	227.85 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	205
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangnun compares

By the 2011 count Tangnun is the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 227.85 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tangnun

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

Tangnun lies about 21 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 19 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 Tangnun
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Tangnun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangnun village had a population of 394. That makes it the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Tangnun village has 205 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangnun has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tangnun is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangnun covers 227.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tangnun falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangnun is Summer Hill, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tangnun.

Tangnun is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangnun is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 19 km away. Chirgaon is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.