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About Runkuli Godhan Village

Runkuli Godhan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 55 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runkuli Godhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runkuli Godhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 52.04 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 55
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runkuli Godhan compares

By the 2011 count Runkuli Godhan is the 265th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 52.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Runkuli Godhan

Runkuli Godhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Runkuli Godhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Runkuli Godhan from other places

Runkuli Godhan lies about 52 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 Runkuli Godhan
Tehsil headquarters Theog 34 km
District headquarters Shimla 52 km

Villages closest to Runkuli Godhan

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 Runkuli Godhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Runkuli Godhan village had a population of 103. That makes it the 265th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Runkuli Godhan village has 55 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runkuli Godhan has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Runkuli Godhan covers 52.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Runkuli Godhan falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Runkuli Godhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Runkuli Godhan.

Runkuli Godhan is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runkuli Godhan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Helai (6.6 km), Shagalti (9.0 km) and Dhelogar (11 km).

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

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