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About Tulsi Village

Tulsi is a mid sized village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 854 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tulsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tulsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 731.29 hectares
Population 1,743
Male Population 854
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tulsi compares

By the 2011 count Tulsi is the 43rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 731.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Tulsi from other places

Tulsi lies about 19 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpurgram, about 11 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 Kamalpurgram 11 km
District headquarters Surguja 19 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajpur 24 km

Villages closest to Tulsi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajpur 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 1,743. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Tulsi village has 854 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tulsi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tulsi is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tulsi covers 731.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tulsi falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tulsi is Kamalpurgram, about 11 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 Tulsi.

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

Tulsi is in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Kamalpurgram is about 11 km away. Surguja is about 19 km away. Ambikāpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpur (14 km), Pahadgaon (14 km) and Ajabnagar (16 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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