About Tukipur Village

Tukipur is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 218 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares.

Tukipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tukipur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Area (hectares)	169 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	218
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
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 Tukipur compares

By the 2011 count Tukipur is the 82nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tukipur

Tukipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tukipur 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 Tukipur from other places

Tukipur lies about 28 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 16 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 Tukipur
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	16 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	28 km

Villages closest to Tukipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tukipur village had a population of 438. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Tukipur village has 218 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tukipur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Tukipur covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tukipur falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tukipur is Giridih, about 16 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 Tukipur.

Tukipur is about 28 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tukipur is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Dhanbad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.