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About Munish Village

Munish is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 215 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munish Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munish village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 272.88 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 215
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munish compares

By the 2011 count Munish is the 61st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 272.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Munish

Munish is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Munish as Available within 5 - 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 Munish from other places

Munish lies about 67 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 Munish
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 67 km

Villages closest to Munish

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munish village had a population of 390. That makes it the 61st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Munish village has 215 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munish has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Munish covers 272.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munish falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Munish is about 67 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munish is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Munish Pashchmi (under 2 km), Jangal Munish Purvi (under 2 km) and Thala (2.5 km).

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

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