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About Runda Village

Runda is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 160 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 84.38 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 160
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runda compares

By the 2011 count Runda is the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 84.38 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Runda

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

Runda lies about 53 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 Runda
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Runda

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

Common questions about Runda

As per the Census of India 2011, Runda village had a population of 338. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Runda village has 160 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runda has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Runda is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runda covers 84.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Runda falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Runda 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 Runda.

Runda is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runda is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beraseli (under 2 km), D P F Beraseli (under 2 km) and Bashla (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Runda today is likely to be higher.

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