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About Kunjla Village

Kunjla is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 17 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 17
Female Population 20
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 Kunjla compares

By the 2011 count Kunjla is the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Kunjla

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

Kunjla lies about 30 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 Kunjla
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Kunjla

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 Kunjla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjla village had a population of 37. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kunjla village has 17 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjla 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 Kunjla is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunjla covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kunjla 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 Kunjla.

Kunjla is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjla is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bel (1.6 km), Sai (1.6 km) and Machheora (2.2 km).

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

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