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About Bundu Village

Bundu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 28 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bundu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 25.76 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 28
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Bundu compares

By the 2011 count Bundu is the 337th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 25.76 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bundu

Bundu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bundu 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 Bundu from other places

Bundu lies about 19 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 Bundu
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Bundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bundu village had a population of 55. That makes it the 337th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bundu village has 28 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bundu has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bundu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bundu covers 25.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bundu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bundu 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 Bundu.

Bundu is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bundu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.8 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balowa (under 2 km), Gowahi (under 2 km) and Thanda (under 2 km).

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

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