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About Tuman Village

Tuman is a large village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,281, made up of 1,136 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuman village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 615.68 hectares
Population 2,281
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tuman compares

By the 2011 count Tuman is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 615.68 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tuman

Tuman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tuman as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tuman from other places

Tuman lies about 18 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Saragbundia, about 4.9 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 Tuman
Nearest railway station Saragbundia 4.9 km
District headquarters Korba 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 21 km

Villages closest to Tuman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuman village had a population of 2,281. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Tuman village has 1,136 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuman has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Tuman is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuman covers 615.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuman falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tuman is Saragbundia, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tuman.

Tuman is about 18 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuman is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Saragbundia is about 4.9 km away. Korba is about 18 km away. Kartala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhodhatarai (1.7 km), Pakariya (2.3 km) and Supatarai (2.7 km).

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

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