About Tun Village

Tun is a small village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 121 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1781.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tun village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Atholi
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	1781.9 hectares
Population	228
Male Population	121
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tun compares

By the 2011 count Tun is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 1781.9 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Tun

Tun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tun from other places

Tun lies about 59 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 114 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 Tun
Tehsil headquarters	Atholi	22 km
Nearest town	Padam	55 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	59 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	114 km

Villages closest to Tun

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

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Common questions about Tun

As per the Census of India 2011, Tun village had a population of 228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Tun village has 121 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tun has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Tun is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tun covers 1781.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tun falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tun is Nurpur Road, about 114 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tun.

Tun is about 59 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tun is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Atholi is about 22 km away. Padam is about 55 km away. Kishtwar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.