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About Tulsi Village

Tulsi is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,011, made up of 1,042 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tulsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tulsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495557
Area (hectares) 481.25 hectares
Population 2,011
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tulsi compares

By the 2011 count Tulsi is the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 481.25 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Tulsi

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

Tulsi lies about 92 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 16 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 Tulsi
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 16 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 23 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 92 km

Villages closest to Tulsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tulsi village had a population of 2,011. That makes it the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Tulsi village has 1,042 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tulsi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Tulsi is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tulsi covers 481.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tulsi falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tulsi is Hathbandh, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Tulsi.

Tulsi is about 92 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tulsi is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Hathbandh is about 16 km away. Bemetāra is about 20 km away. Nawagarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tusma (5.6 km), Kesala (9.2 km) and Dharashiv (14 km).

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

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