About Ghund Village

Ghund is a mid sized village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 287 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghund village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	250.97 hectares
Population	571
Male Population	287
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghund compares

By the 2011 count Ghund is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 250.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ghund

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

Ghund 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
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Ghund

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.

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Common questions about Ghund

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghund village had a population of 571. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ghund village has 287 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghund has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Ghund covers 250.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ghund notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghund.

Ghund 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 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.