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About Tuna Village

Tuna is one of the larger villages in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,114, made up of 2,573 males and 2,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuna village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370205
Area (hectares) 1215.67 hectares
Population 5,114
Male Population 2,573
Female Population 2,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tuna compares

By the 2011 count Tuna is the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 1215.67 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tuna

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

Tuna lies about 47 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Adipur Junction, about 10 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 Tuna
Nearest railway station Adipur Junction 10 km
Nearest town Gāndhīdhām 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 15 km
District headquarters Kachchh 47 km

Villages closest to Tuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuna village had a population of 5,114. That makes it the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Tuna village has 2,573 males and 2,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuna has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Tuna is 370205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuna covers 1215.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuna falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Tuna is Adipur Junction, about 10 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tuna.

Tuna is about 47 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuna is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Adipur Junction is about 10 km away. Gāndhīdhām is about 12 km away. Anjar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampar (under 2 km), Sanghad (4.6 km) and Mathak (5.9 km).

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

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