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About Tungundram Village

Tungundram is one of the larger villages in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,155, made up of 2,636 males and 2,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungundram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungundram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gangadhara Nellore
Pincode 517421
Area (hectares) 1622 hectares
Population 5,155
Male Population 2,636
Female Population 2,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungundram compares

By the 2011 count Tungundram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents. Its 1622 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Tungundram

Tungundram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tungundram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tungundram from other places

Tungundram lies about 19 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 14 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 Tungundram
Tehsil headquarters Gangadhara Nellore 10 km
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 14 km
Nearest railway station Ramapuram Railway Station 14 km
District headquarters Chittoor 19 km

Villages closest to Tungundram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangadhara Nellore 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 Tungundram

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungundram village had a population of 5,155. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents.

Tungundram village has 2,636 males and 2,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungundram has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Tungundram is 517421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungundram covers 1622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungundram falls under Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tungundram is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Tungundram.

Tungundram is about 19 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungundram is in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district. Gangadhara Nellore is about 10 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 14 km away. Ramapuram Railway Station is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadevamangalam (2.8 km), Pathavenkatapuram (2.9 km) and Ambodharapalle (3.0 km).

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

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