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About Mundu Village

Mundu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 167 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 226.64 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 167
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Mundu compares

By the 2011 count Mundu is the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 226.64 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mundu

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

Mundu lies about 23 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 Mundu
Tehsil headquarters Theog 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Mundu

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 Mundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundu village had a population of 321. That makes it the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mundu village has 167 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundu has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Mundu covers 226.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Mundu 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 Mundu.

Mundu is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmai (under 2 km), Khanar (under 2 km) and Kashna (1.9 km).

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

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