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About Tusko Village

Tusko is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 380 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tusko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tusko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 380
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tusko compares

By the 2011 count Tusko is the 62nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Tusko

Tusko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tusko as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tusko from other places

Tusko lies about 55 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 13 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 Tusko
Nearest railway station Danea 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 55 km

Villages closest to Tusko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tusko village had a population of 750. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Tusko village has 380 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tusko has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Tusko is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tusko covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tusko falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tusko is Danea, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tusko.

Tusko is about 55 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tusko is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 13 km away. Gumia is about 20 km away. Bokaro is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotki Sidhbara (under 2 km), Barki Sidhabara (under 2 km) and Gurudih (1.5 km).

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

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