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About Shungal Village

Shungal is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 77 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shungal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shungal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 92.01 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 77
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shungal compares

By the 2011 count Shungal is the 92nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 92.01 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Shungal

Shungal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shungal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shungal from other places

Shungal lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about under 2 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 Shungal
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.8 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Shungal

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 Shungal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shungal village had a population of 135. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shungal village has 77 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shungal has about 753 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 Shungal is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shungal covers 92.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shungal is Kathleeghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shungal is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shungal is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about under 2 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shadyal (under 2 km), Jangal Surho (under 2 km) and Jangal Suron (under 2 km).

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

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