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About Tuktuko Village

Tuktuko is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 717 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuktuko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuktuko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 433.3 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 717
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Tuktuko compares

By the 2011 count Tuktuko is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 433.3 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Tuktuko

Tuktuko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tuktuko 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 Tuktuko from other places

Tuktuko lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, 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 Tuktuko
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 13 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 13 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Tuktuko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuktuko village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Tuktuko village has 717 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuktuko has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Tuktuko is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuktuko covers 433.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuktuko falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tuktuko is Keshwari, 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 Tuktuko.

Tuktuko is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuktuko is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 7.0 km away. Keshwari is about 13 km away. Barki Saria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhena (under 2 km), Lukuiya (1.7 km) and Chholabar (2.1 km).

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

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