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About Bhung Village

Bhung is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 34 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhung village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 34
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhung compares

By the 2011 count Bhung is the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhung

Bhung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhung as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhung from other places

Bhung lies about 3.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 Bhung
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.5 km

Villages closest to Bhung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bhung

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhung village had a population of 68. That makes it the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhung village has 34 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhung has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhung is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhung covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhung falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhung is Summer Hill, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhung.

Bhung is about 3.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhung is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 2.0 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.5 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiun (under 2 km), Manla (under 2 km) and Karanda (under 2 km).

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

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