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About Mungna Village

Mungna is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 62 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mungna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mungna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 181.99 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 62
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mungna compares

By the 2011 count Mungna is the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 181.99 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Mungna

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

Mungna lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 km away. 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 Mungna
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Mungna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mungna village had a population of 120. That makes it the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Mungna village has 62 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mungna has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mungna is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mungna covers 181.99 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.

Mungna falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mungna is Summer Hill, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Mungna.

Mungna is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mungna is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.2 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaba (under 2 km), Lunsu (2.0 km) and Taror (2.0 km).

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

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