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About Ghund Jangal Mahaduda Village

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 34 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghund Jangal Mahaduda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 34
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Ghund Jangal Mahaduda compares

By the 2011 count Ghund Jangal Mahaduda is the 309th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 990.

Getting to Ghund Jangal Mahaduda

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

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda lies about 25 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 Ghund Jangal Mahaduda
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Ghund Jangal Mahaduda

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 Ghund Jangal Mahaduda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghund Jangal Mahaduda village had a population of 74. That makes it the 309th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda village has 34 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghund Jangal Mahaduda has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ghund Jangal Mahaduda is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghund Jangal Mahaduda 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 Ghund Jangal Mahaduda.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghund Jangal Mahaduda is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghund (under 2 km), Shilwa (1.6 km) and Shiwa (1.6 km).

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

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