About Tungla Village

Tungla is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 58 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	171012
Area (hectares)	89.94 hectares
Population	115
Male Population	58
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungla compares

By the 2011 count Tungla is the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 89.94 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 951.

Getting to Tungla

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

Tungla lies about 14 km from Shimla. 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 Tungla
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	8.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Tungla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungla village had a population of 115. That makes it the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Tungla village has 58 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungla has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Tungla is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungla covers 89.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tungla falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tungla notes the nearest railway station 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 Tungla.

Tungla is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungla is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.