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About Mungar Village

Mungar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 51 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mungar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mungar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 92.68 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 51
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mungar compares

By the 2011 count Mungar is the 218th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 92.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mungar

Mungar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mungar as Available within <5 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 Mungar from other places

Mungar lies about 4.5 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 Mungar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 4.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.5 km

Villages closest to Mungar

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 Mungar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mungar village had a population of 113. That makes it the 218th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mungar village has 51 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mungar has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mungar is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mungar covers 92.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Mungar is about 4.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mungar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuftu (under 2 km), Kiar (under 2 km) and Kiargiri (under 2 km).

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

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