About Tul Village

Tul is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 32 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tul village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	41.17 hectares
Population	62
Male Population	32
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tul compares

By the 2011 count Tul is the 340th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 41.17 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 987.

Getting to Tul

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

Tul lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.8 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 Tul
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Tul

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.

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Common questions about Tul

As per the Census of India 2011, Tul village had a population of 62. That makes it the 340th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tul village has 32 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tul has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Tul covers 41.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tul is Jutogh, about 8.8 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 village for Tul.

Tul is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tul is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.