About Kungal Village

Kungal is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 244 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kungal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kungal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	482
Male Population	244
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kungal compares

By the 2011 count Kungal is the 17th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kungal

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

Kungal lies about 48 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 Kungal
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	3.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Kungal

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 Kungal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kungal village had a population of 482. That makes it the 17th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kungal village has 244 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kungal has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kungal is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kungal covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kungal 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 Kungal.

Kungal is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kungal is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.