About Ghunda Village

Ghunda is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 218 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	218
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunda compares

By the 2011 count Ghunda is the 11th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 229 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 981.

Getting to Ghunda

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

Ghunda lies about 31 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 Ghunda
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	5.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Ghunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunda village had a population of 444. That makes it the 11th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Ghunda village has 218 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunda has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghunda is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunda covers 229 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.

Ghunda falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghunda 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghunda.

Ghunda is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunda is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 5.2 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.