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About Tuskal Village

Tuskal is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 139 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuskal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 67.21 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 139
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tuskal compares

By the 2011 count Tuskal is the 99th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 67.21 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Tuskal

Tuskal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tuskal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tuskal from other places

Tuskal lies about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Tuskal
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 31 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 31 km

Villages closest to Tuskal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuskal village had a population of 278. That makes it the 99th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Tuskal village has 139 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuskal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Tuskal is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuskal covers 67.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuskal falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tuskal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tuskal.

Tuskal is about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuskal is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 18 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 31 km away. Nārāinpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokwar (under 2 km), Darrokhalari (1.8 km) and Koranhur (3.7 km).

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

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