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About Tungeli Village

Tungeli is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 169 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 1249.41 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 169
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungeli compares

By the 2011 count Tungeli is the 63rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 1249.41 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Tungeli

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

Tungeli lies about 22 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 36 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 Tungeli
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 13 km
District headquarters Bijapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 36 km
Nearest town Bacheli 45 km

Villages closest to Tungeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungeli village had a population of 361. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Tungeli village has 169 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungeli has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Tungeli is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungeli covers 1249.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tungeli falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tungeli is Kamalur, about 36 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Tungeli.

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

Tungeli is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 13 km away. Bijapur is about 22 km away. Kamalur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pitetungali (under 2 km), Badetungali (under 2 km) and Bardala (5.4 km).

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

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