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About Chundi Village

Chundi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 86 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 138.13 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 86
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chundi compares

By the 2011 count Chundi is the 192nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 138.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Chundi

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

Chundi lies about 22 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 Chundi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Chundi

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 Chundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chundi village had a population of 166. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chundi village has 86 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chundi has about 930 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 Chundi is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chundi covers 138.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Chundi 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 Chundi.

Chundi is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chundi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadaha (under 2 km), Bharog (under 2 km) and Kelwi (under 2 km).

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

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