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About Tundal Village

Tundal is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 171 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tundal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 171
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tundal compares

By the 2011 count Tundal is the 22nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 967.

Getting to Tundal

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

Tundal lies about 9.2 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 1.9 km away. 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 Tundal
Nearest railway station Kanoh 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 3.6 km
District headquarters Solan 9.2 km

Villages closest to Tundal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Tundal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tundal village had a population of 320. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Tundal village has 171 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tundal has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tundal is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tundal covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tundal falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tundal is Kanoh, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Tundal.

Tundal is about 9.2 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tundal is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 1.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 3.6 km away. Solan is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiari (under 2 km), Kiartu (under 2 km) and Up Mohal Dolag (under 2 km).

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

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