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About Tun Village

Tun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 96 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 131.86 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 96
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tun compares

By the 2011 count Tun is the 107th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 131.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Tun

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

Tun lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Tun
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Tun

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 Tun

As per the Census of India 2011, Tun village had a population of 209. That makes it the 107th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tun village has 96 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tun has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tun is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tun covers 131.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tun is Jutogh, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tun.

Tun is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla Rural is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachharag (under 2 km), Binu (under 2 km) and Karaunri (under 2 km).

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

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