About Byunthal Village

Byunthal is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 123 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byunthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byunthal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	354.27 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	123
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Byunthal compares

By the 2011 count Byunthal is the 45th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 354.27 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 977.

Getting to Byunthal

Byunthal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Byunthal as Available within 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 Byunthal from other places

Byunthal lies about 52 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 Byunthal
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	6.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	52 km

Villages closest to Byunthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Byunthal village had a population of 258. That makes it the 45th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Byunthal village has 123 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byunthal has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Byunthal is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byunthal covers 354.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Byunthal falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Byunthal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Byunthal.

Byunthal is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byunthal is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.