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About Tunmalki Village

Tunmalki is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 246 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunmalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunmalki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 138.4 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 246
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Tunmalki compares

By the 2011 count Tunmalki is the 169th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Tunmalki

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

Tunmalki lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 6.8 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 Tunmalki
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 6.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 23 km
District headquarters Giridih 45 km

Villages closest to Tunmalki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunmalki village had a population of 470. That makes it the 169th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Tunmalki village has 246 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunmalki has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Tunmalki is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunmalki covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunmalki falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunmalki is Dhanwar, about 6.8 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 Tunmalki.

Tunmalki is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunmalki is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 6.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Giridih is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhundharni (under 2 km), Girhidih (under 2 km) and Simaria (under 2 km).

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

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