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About Tundu Village

Tundu is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,112, made up of 1,638 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828114
Area (hectares) 121.99 hectares
Population 3,112
Male Population 1,638
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tundu compares

By the 2011 count Tundu is the 14th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 121.99 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Tundu

The census records public bus service for Tundu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tundu from other places

Tundu lies about 18 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Sonardih, about under 2 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 Tundu
Nearest railway station Sonardih under 2 km
Nearest town Kātrās 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 18 km

Villages closest to Tundu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Tundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tundu village had a population of 3,112. That makes it the 14th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Tundu village has 1,638 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tundu has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Tundu is 828114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tundu covers 121.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tundu falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tundu is Sonardih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tundu.

Tundu is about 18 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tundu is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sonardih is about under 2 km away. Kātrās is about 4.3 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonardih (under 2 km), Sahnidih (under 2 km) and Maheshpur (1.9 km).

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

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